Impact of comprehensive nurse-managed transitional care.
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.
Tappen
R M
RM
College of Nursing, Florida Atlantic University, USA.
Hall
R F
RF
Folden
S L
SL
D003191:Comprehensive Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003625:Data Collection; D009732:Nursing Care / Q000458:organization & administration*