title: Impact of comprehensive nurse-managed transitional care.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to test the effect of nurse-managed transitional care on the quality of care and functional ability of individuals following discharge from subacute units. Registered nurses employed on subacute units in a skilled nursing facility provided the nurse-managed transitional care. Using a quasi-experimental design, data were collected on admission to the subacute unit, at the time of discharge, 1 week following discharge, and 3 months following discharge on 242 treatment and comparison participants. The treatment group participants' overall function and quality of the care environment were significantly higher than the comparison group at 1 week and 3 months following discharge. Participants did not differ significantly on basic activities of daily living or number of readmissions.
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, Florida Atlantic University, USA.
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Tappen
authors.forename: R F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Hall
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Folden
mesh_terms: D003191:Comprehensive Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003625:Data Collection; D009732:Nursing Care / Q000458:organization & administration*