Describing Pediatric Hospital Discharge Planning Care Processes Using the Omaha System

Although discharge planning (DP) is recognized as a critical component of hospital care, national initiatives have focused on older adults, with limited focus on pediatric patients. We aimed to describe patient problems and targeted interventions as documented by social workers or DP nurses providing specialized DP services in a children’s hospital.
Source: Applied Nursing Research : ANR - Category: Nursing Authors: Tags: Original Article Source Type: research