Hospital Discharge Process: Context-Sensitive Care

The transition from hospital to home after surgery is a vulnerable time for all cardiac surgical patients, particularly older adults. This postoperative phase presents multiple physical, physiological, emotional, and socioeconomic challenges, not only for patients but also for their families and inf...

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Published inCreative nursing p. 10784535241236757
Main Authors Dimech, Nadine, Cassar, Maria, Carabott, James
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 28.02.2024
Subjects
discharge planning
context-sensitive discharge education
hospital-to-home transition
cardiac surgery
discharge experience
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Summary:The transition from hospital to home after surgery is a vulnerable time for all cardiac surgical patients, particularly older adults. This postoperative phase presents multiple physical, physiological, emotional, and socioeconomic challenges, not only for patients but also for their families and informal caregivers, who often describe this period as stressful and overwhelming. Health-care professionals, particularly nurses, play an integral role in a patient's discharge process; the challenges can be ameliorated through timely discharge planning and effective discharge education. The context-sensitive solutions shared in this paper propose enhancing nurses' discharge practices to provide individualized care and to facilitate the hospital-to-home transition.
ISSN:1946-1895
DOI:10.1177/10784535241236757