Bridging the Care Continuum for Open Heart Surgery Patients

Bridging the Care Continuum for Open Heart Surgery Patients

Surgical pilot program followed patients who were re-covering from coronary artery bypass graft procedures. A cardiac surgery nurse visits patients in their homes to provide physical assessments, reinforce discharge teaching and answer questions. Because of the pilotʼs success, the program was integ...

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Veröffentlicht in:Nursing management 1997-02, Vol.28 (2), p.32E-32E
Hauptverfasser: CAPUANO, TERRY ANN, BARBER, REIA, SULLIVAN, KATHLEEN
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Aftercare - organization & administration
Cardiac arrhythmia
Cardiovascular disease
Case studies
Continuity of Patient Care
Coronary Artery Bypass - nursing
Coronary vessels
Disease control
Documentation
Education
Heart surgery
Home Care Services - organization & administration
Home health care
Hospitals
Humans
Nurses
Nursing
Patient Discharge
Patient Education as Topic
Patient satisfaction
Pilot Projects
Reimbursement
Schedules
Success
Surgeons
Surgery
Workforce planning
Wound healing
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Zusammenfassung:Surgical pilot program followed patients who were re-covering from coronary artery bypass graft procedures. A cardiac surgery nurse visits patients in their homes to provide physical assessments, reinforce discharge teaching and answer questions. Because of the pilotʼs success, the program was integrated with the transitional-open heart unit.
ISSN:0744-6314
1538-8670
DOI:10.1097/00006247-199702000-00009