title: Effects of admission to a nursing unit.
abstract: This paper describes the results of a study of elderly patients admitted to hospital with fractured neck of femur, cerebral vascular accident or amputation of a lower limb who were, immediately post-crisis, transferred to a unit where nursing was perceived as the chief therapeutic activity. Patients' outcomes were compared with a control group who followed a normal patient pathway, either remaining in an acute hospital ward until discharge or being transferred to a community hospital for part of their stay. The study was a modified replication of a small pilot study carried out between 1983 and 1985.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pearson
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Durand
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Punton
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005851:Geriatric Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D006757:Hospital Units / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D009731:Nursing Audit; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care