We explored the influence of nursing dependency over and above sociodemographic
factors and medical conditions on the use of home care nursing resources by patients 65 …

In Austria, a new performance-oriented reimbursement system for inpatients was introduced
in 1997. The system is aimed at implementing a more effective and efficient health care …

With the earlier discharge from the acute care setting, there may be an increased suscep
tibility to the development of pressure ulcers in the home than ever before. A descriptive …

An exploratory study of 57 elderly patients discharged from home health agencies sought to
identify how they and their caregivers were prepared for discharge and how they were …

Community health nurse managers require tested orientation methods to fit new employees
into the rapidly changing conditions of professional practice, increase nursing productivity …

The purpose of this study was to explore, identify, and describe nursing functions employed
in the provision of Transitional Followup Care. Transitional Followup Care was designed to …

This study applied an economic framework to the analysis of public health nurse (PHN)
salaries, assessing their relationships to nurse qualifications, agency resources, community …

This study is a philosophical analysis of the experience of home care nurses. Pivotal to this
study is the idea that nursing caregiving, as a kind of human activity, is the source of …

Mary Alice Paglione, RN, BSN, is the Director of Hospice at West Towns Visiting Nursing
Service, Berwyn, Illinois. She is currently enrolled in the Masters of Science of Nursing …

MSW, is an oncology social worker for the inpatient medical oncology unit of Hoag Memorial
Hospital. Tonyce Williams, RN, MN, is an education coordinator with the Hoag Cancer …