Journal article
Comparison of Liaison and Staff Nurses in Discharge Referrals Of Postpartum Patients for Public Health Nursing Follow-Up
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to compare hospital staff nurses to public health liaison nurses in the accuracy and cost of postpartum referrals for public health nursing follow-up in the community. In the before phase of the study, public health liaison nurses assessed 304 mothers to determine the need for a follow-up visit by the public health nurse. In the after phase, staff nurses assessed 326 mothers. Public health nurses, unaware of the …
Authors
MITCHELL A; VAN BERKEL C; ADAM V; CILISKA D; SHEPPARD K; BAUMANN A; UNDERWOOD J; WALTER S; GAFNI A; EDWARDS N
Journal
Nursing Research, Vol. 42, No. 4, pp. 245–249
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
July 1993
DOI
10.1097/00006199-199307000-00010
ISSN
0029-6562