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Patricia J Maramba1, Samantha Richards, Amy L Myers
1West Virginia University Hospitals, School of Nursing, Morgantown, WV, USA. pmaramba@hsc.wvu.edu
Abstract:
Discharge planning is an integral but ill-defined process in most acute care settings. The time available to a healthcare team to adequately prepare patients for discharge has virtually evaporated with decreasing lengths of hospital stay. A research utilization (RU) team at a tertiary care teaching institution reviewed the literature from 1990 to 2002 in search of a research-based practice regarding staff nurses' roles in the discharge process. Review of the literature revealed varied discharge planning processes using staff nurses, advanced practice nurses, or case managers specifically prepared to implement the discharge planning process. Insufficient evidence was found to support a change from the current staff nurse practice.
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