title: Decision making in case management of home healthcare clients.
abstract: Public health nurses face ethical decision-making dilemmas in their everyday practice, but how well are they prepared to make these decisions? This research study examined the decision-making capabilities of nurses in case management in regard to terminating and maintaining services in difficult client situations. The results showed that nurses varied in their decision-making capabilities and that their beliefs about case management were not always carried out in actual practice.
authors.affiliation: Cincinnati Health Department, OH.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Feldman
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Olberding
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Shortridge
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Toole
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Zappin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D003657:Decision Making; D005260:Female; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008329:Managed Care Programs; D008875:Middle Aged; D016294:Models, Nursing; D009820:Ohio; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D011637:Public Health Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013997:Time Factors