Improving discharge planning standards
Mark Handcock Discharge liaison Officer (Research), Gwent Health Authority
Debbie Knight Senior Staff Nurse, Royal Gwent Hospital
This study shows how nursing staff on a busy surgical ward improved their system of patient discharge using the Dynamic Standard Setting System (DySSSy). Initial audit indicated the standard was not being met, but after consideration of the findings and a re-evaluation of practice, a subsequent audit showed considerable improvements.
Nursing Standard.
6, 21, 38-40.
doi: 10.7748/ns.6.21.38.s40
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