Nurses' role in delivering discharge education to general surgical patients: A qualitative study.

Evelyn Kang Georgia A Tobiano Wendy Pearl Chaboyer Brigid M Gillespie

Published in: Journal of advanced nursing (2020)

Ineffective discharge education contributes to patients' poor management of their postdischarge recovery. Developing an understanding of nurses' role in discharge education can inform policies and nursing practice to improve patients' well-being and reduce the potential for unplanned and emergency care.

Keyphrases

healthcare
end stage renal disease
quality improvement
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
mental health
public health
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
emergency department
palliative care
primary care