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Nurse And Patient Perceptions Of Discharge Readiness In Relation To Postdischarge Utilization, Marianne E. Weiss, Olga Yakusheva, Kathleen L. Bobay
Nurse And Patient Perceptions Of Discharge Readiness In Relation To Postdischarge Utilization, Marianne E. Weiss, Olga Yakusheva, Kathleen L. Bobay
College of Nursing Faculty Research and Publications
Background: Prevention of hospital readmission and emergency department (ED) utilization will be a crucial strategy in reducing health care costs. There has been limited research on nurse assessment and patient perceptions of discharge readiness in relation to postdischarge outcomes.
Objectives: To investigate the association of nurse and patient assessments of discharge readiness with postdischarge readmissions and ED visits.
Research Design: Hierarchical regression analysis of readmission or ED utilization using independent nurse and patient assessments of discharge readiness and patient characteristics as explanatory variables, with hospital and unit fixed effects.
Subjects: A total of 162 adult medical-surgical patients and their discharging …