title: Justifying an obstetrics early discharge program.
abstract: A clinical conclusion from a research article, applied hypothetically to a nursing administration problem, demonstrates the importance of applying research to practice and sharing the results with the profession at large. This proposal identifies a needed service, its market and the means to implement the service--developing an early discharge program for mothers and their newborns.
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Messier
mesh_terms: D003266:Continuity of Patient Care; D004434:Early Ambulation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016389:Maternal-Child Nursing; D010351:Patient Discharge; D011247:Pregnancy