The head wound patient in the emergency department's bay three just threw up and a patient discharged over the weekend needs a follow up call regarding how he is recovering from his complicated ...

A standardized handoff can prevent inconsistent and inaccurate discharge summaries, a new study says. Transition of patients from hospital to a skilled nursing facility (SNF) often results in ...

Planning a patient’s discharge the day they are admitted is important — but not enough to fix the complex bottlenecks that slow hospital throughput and lead to emergency department boarding. These ...

The importance of nurse-led discharge has been highlighted in government plans to overhaul the NHS discharge process (Chatterjee, 2004). The new guidance recommends that in the case of simple ...

Traditionally, patients who undergo major surgery such as a hysterectomy have been admitted to hospital for five to seven days, even though many would like to return home earlier to recover in ...

I spent years as a staff pharmacist in a closed-door long-term care pharmacy. We served multiple buildings, pushed 35,000 pills out the door every day. I ...

You’ve got a post-acute patient getting ready to return to the community. You feel you are prepared. After all, you have created written discharge instructions for most common post-acute admission ...

In-hospital nurses offer mixed reviews on the rollout and implementation of virtual nursing programs in hospital care.

GALVESTON -- Confirming many elderly patients' worst fears, a national study has shown that being hospitalized for an acute event, such as a stroke or hip fracture, can lead to long-term ...

An involuntary discharge from a nursing home and be extremely disruptive to an individual’s care and can be very emotionally upsetting. There is federal law that provides protection to seniors that ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WKRC) - A woman allegedly choked a hospital nurse because her discharge was taking too long and the victim was "the first person available," despite having nothing to do with her ...

A nurse conducting rounds was attacked from behind by a patient, Kentucky authorities say. Unsplash via Hush Naidoo Jade Photography A hospital nurse was attacked from behind by a patient who was ...