title: Acute care functional assessment begins at the bedside.
abstract: Patient functional ability is a determining factor in successful discharge and self-care. A model for improving the use of functional assessment in the acute care setting gives the bedside registered nurse a tool to manage care.
authors.affiliation: Division of Nursing, California State University, Sacramento, USA.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nelson
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Parkman
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Evans
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cox
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000208:Acute Disease / Q000451:nursing*; D019090:Case Management / Q000458:organization & administration; D003142:Communication; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D004282:Documentation; D006694:Holistic Health; D006801:Humans; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000458:organization & administration; D016294:Models, Nursing; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D009737:Nursing Records; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D010351:Patient Discharge; D019095:Point-of-Care Systems; D012648:Self Care