Nursing of readiness for hospital discharge:a review of the literature
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1672-7088.2017.17.020
- VernacularTitle:出院准备度护理研究新进展
- Author:
Huan LIU
;
Ning NING
;
Yongming TIAN
- Keywords:
Nursing care;
Patient;
Readiness for hospital discharge
- From:
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing
2017;33(17):1357-1360
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Readiness for hospital discharge is an important measure to ensure the safety of patient discharge. Evaluating the readiness for hospital discharge can help medical staff to avoid premature discharge of patients and to reduce the incidence of complications and readmission rate. This paper reviews the concept, content and tools of assessment, and the research interests and fields of discharge readiness, so as to provide help and support for further research.
