Journal article
Implementing nursing best practice guidelines: Impact on patient referrals
Abstract
BackgroundAlthough referring patients to community services is important for optimum continuity of care, referrals between hospital and community sectors are often problematic. Nurses are well positioned to inform patients about referral resources. The objective of this study is to describe the impact of implementing six nursing best practice guidelines (BPGs) on nurses' familiarity with patient referral resources and referral …
Authors
Edwards N; Davies B; Ploeg J; Virani T; Skelly J
Journal
BMC Nursing, Vol. 6, No. 1,
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
December 2007
DOI
10.1186/1472-6955-6-4
ISSN
1472-6955