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Describing Pediatric Hospital Discharge Planning Care Processes Using The Omaha System, Diane E. Holland, Catherine E. Vanderboom, Adriana M. Delgado, Marianne E. Weiss, Karen A. Monsen
Describing Pediatric Hospital Discharge Planning Care Processes Using The Omaha System, Diane E. Holland, Catherine E. Vanderboom, Adriana M. Delgado, Marianne E. Weiss, Karen A. Monsen
College of Nursing Faculty Research and Publications
Purpose
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.
Methods
Text from 67 clinical notes for 28 patients was mapped to a standardized terminology (Omaha System). Data were deductively analyzed.
Results
A total of 517 phrases were mapped. Eleven of the 42 Omaha System problems were identified. The most frequent problem was health care supervision (297/517; 57.4%). …