Extending a critical path for patients who are ventilator dependent: nursing case management in the home setting.
A case management model is prepared to extend nursing care of the patient who is ventilator dependent from the hospital to the home setting. The model focuses on decreasing the hospital length of stay and major critical pathway elements. Effective discharge planning is emphasized.
Rozell
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BR
Newman
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KL
D003152:Community Health Nursing; D006699:Home Care Services; D006801:Humans; D008329:Managed Care Programs; D016294:Models, Nursing; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D010351:Patient Discharge; D012121:Respiration, Artificial / Q000451:nursing*