Nurses' experiences of continuity of care for patients with heart failure: A thematic analysis.
Malin ÖstmanSiv Bäck-PetterssonAnnelie J SundlerAnn-Helén SandvikPublished in: Journal of clinical nursing (2020)
To promote continuity of care for patients with heart failure, nurses expressed the necessity of establishing trusting relationships in a continuity-promoting organisation with seamless coordination. Nurses can be the "hub" supporting a person-centred care approach based on the patients' needs. There seems to be a need for better collaboration with common guidelines across and within primary healthcare centres, hospital-connected heart failure clinics and municipal home healthcare settings.
Keyphrases
- healthcare
- heart failure
- end stage renal disease
- mental health
- primary care
- ejection fraction
- palliative care
- chronic kidney disease
- wastewater treatment
- affordable care act
- prognostic factors
- left ventricular
- peritoneal dialysis
- health information
- emergency department
- atrial fibrillation
- pain management
- health insurance
- network analysis
- sewage sludge