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Bridging the care continuum for open heart surgery patients
T A Capuano1, R Barber, K Sullivan
1Patient Care Services, Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA.
Nursing Management
|February 1, 1997
Abstract:
A pilot program followed patients who were recovering 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 pilot's success, the program was integrated with the transitional open heart unit.