Latimer B, Mezey M
New York University, Division of Nursing, USA.
Geriatr Nurs. 2001 Sep-Oct;22(5):248-52. doi: 10.1067/mgn.2001.119469.
This article describes posthospitalization visits by 83 nursing students to 57 older patients and their caregivers discharged from two large academic medical centers and one community hospital. Patient and caregiver interviews in the home focused on the areas of geriatric assessments of cognitive and functional status, patient and caregiver satisfaction with recent hospitalization, ongoing health management, patient teaching, and discharge planning.
