Hospital Discharge: Results From an Italian Multicenter Prospective Study Using Blaylock Risk Assessment Screening Score

ConclusionsOur results indicate that the BRASS Index is useful to identify patients at risk for prolonged hospitalization.
Clinical RelevanceThe use of a validated BRASS instrument can be useful to screen the patients, improving individual discharge planning.

Source: International Journal of Nursing Terminologies and Classifications - December 3, 2013 Category: Nursing Authors: Alberto Dal Molin, Claudia Gatta, Valentina Derossi, Andrea Guazzini, Antonello Cocchieri, Ercole Vellone, Rosaria Alvaro, Laura Rasero Tags: Original Article Source Type: research