Principles for discharging patients from acute care: a scoping review of policy.
Br J Nurs
; 25(20): 1135-1143, 2016 Nov 10.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Acute medicine units (AMUs) are part of acute hospital care, where length of patient stay is short and turnover is high. Expediting patient discharge safely is a major function of AMUs, which need up-to-date bespoke guidance.AIM:
To carry out a scoping review of UK discharge policy to critically consider, compare and contrast the relevant discharge policies and guidance that underpin the assessment of acute patient discharge.OBJECTIVES:
To inform the production of bespoke patient discharge guidance for AMUs. Design and stages Identify the review questions; identify relevant studies; select the studies; chart the data; collate, summarise and report the results.FINDINGS:
28 patient discharge policy guidelines were identified that had no specific guidance for patient discharge from AMUs. New bespoke principles for AMUs were created through a pragmatic interpretation of current relevant policies.CONCLUSION:
There is a gap in specific patient discharge guidance for AMUs. New guidance should contribute in practice to improve patient discharge.Palavras-chave
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Bases de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Alta do Paciente
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Transferência de Pacientes
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Política Organizacional
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Política de Saúde
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Hospitais
Tipo de estudo:
Guideline
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Prognostic_studies
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Systematic_reviews
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Br J Nurs
Ano de publicação:
2016
Tipo de documento:
Article