title: Successful patient discharge. A comprehensive model of facilitators and barriers.
abstract: The need for effective discharge planning by nurses has become more urgent and complex in light of recent healthcare initiatives. In response to better understanding discharge planning, four focus groups were held to describe a comprehensive framework of factors needed for effective discharge that are relevant to multiple nursing specialties across practice sites. Through content analysis, four themes--common across sites and specialties--were identified as important to discharge.
authors.affiliation: Case Western Reserve University, Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Cleveland, OH, USA.
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Anthony
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Hudson-Barr
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003142:Communication; D003153:Community Health Services; D005260:Female; D017144:Focus Groups; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016294:Models, Nursing; D017146:Models, Organizational; D015399:Nursing Research / Q000458:organization & administration; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration; D009820:Ohio; D010351:Patient Discharge / Q000592:standards*; D012579:Schools, Nursing; D013041:Specialties, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration