Patients who are discharged after vascular surgeries to treat a wide range of ailments involving heart and blood flow issues are far more likely to be readmitted to the hospital for a preventable ...

Throughout her career, Lori Popejoy provided hands-on clinical care in a variety of health care settings, from hospitals and nursing homes to community centers and home health care agencies. She ...

Commonly used to display basic patient details, patient location boards are usually situated at the entrance to a ward or to sub areas within a ward, such as patient bays or outside side rooms.

Lees L (2010) Exploring the principles of best practice discharge to ensure patient involvement. Nursing Times; 106: 25, 10-14. Recent guidance features 10 practical steps to improve the process of ...

Discharge before noon was associated with longer length of stay in patients with medical diagnoses and shorter length of stay in surgical patients. Objectives: To analyze the impact of discharge ...

The discharge process for patients from a hospital is not an easy one, and if done wrong could also lead to costly readmissions--but the use of technology could make the transition much smoother, ...

Patients are being put at risk because of a lack of staff awareness about discharging them from hospital, a report has said. Terminally ill patients with days left to live are among those this has ...