Ward Sue, Barnes Helen, Ward Rachel
East Oxford Health Care Center, Oxford.
Nurs Stand. 2005;20(5):46-50. doi: 10.7748/ns2005.10.20.5.46.c3975.
This article examines the work of a respiratory intermediate care team. Findings from an audit and a patient satisfaction postal questionnaire are presented to assess the effectiveness of the team's work and evaluate the effect of specialist nursing teams on hospital bed days and patient preference. From the evaluation it is apparent that the respiratory intermediate care team is an effective means of saving hospital bed days through prevention of admission and early discharge in patients with chronic respiratory disease. The results of the patient satisfaction postal questionnaire show that the majority of patients find hospital-at-home style care favourable because they feel well-supported at home to self-manage their condition. This outcome is important because it indicates that specialist nursing teams in primary care are valuable to patients and save the NHS money.
本文考察了一个呼吸科中级护理团队的工作。文中呈现了一项审计的结果以及一份患者满意度邮寄调查问卷，以评估该团队工作的有效性，并评价专科护理团队对医院病床使用天数和患者偏好的影响。从评估中可以明显看出，呼吸科中级护理团队是一种有效的方式，可通过预防慢性呼吸道疾病患者入院和促进其早日出院来节省医院病床使用天数。患者满意度邮寄调查问卷的结果显示，大多数患者认为居家式医院护理有利，因为他们觉得在家中能得到很好的支持来自我管理病情。这一结果很重要，因为它表明初级护理中的专科护理团队对患者很有价值，还能为英国国家医疗服务体系节省资金。
