Healthcare professionals' experiences with highly qualified nurses working in acute care teams in primary healthcare settings.

Stine Emilie Junker UdesenAnnmarie Touborg LassenNina AndersenChristina ØstervangDorthe Suanne Nielsen

Published in: Scandinavian journal of primary health care (2021)

ATO created new possibilities in patient's homes which potentially might prevent unnecessary hospitalisations.KEY POINTSAcute care units or teams are mandatory in Danish health care, but limited knowledge in the area is found.Healthcare professionals found that the acute care teams provided new possibilities to assess and treat patients in their own homes.Healthcare professionals experienced that the acute care team potentially prevented hospitalisations by fast clinical nurse assessments with paraclinical tests.

Keyphrases

acute care
healthcare
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
palliative care
newly diagnosed
mental health
primary care
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
patient reported outcomes
affordable care act
social media
chronic pain