Nursing Home Resident Symptomatology Triggering Transfer: Avoiding Unnecessary Hospitalizations
The purpose of this study was to describe nursing home resident symptomatology and medical diagnoses associated with nursing home to hospital transfers. A retrospective chart review of documented transfers was conducted at a 120-bed, nonprofit urban Continuing Care Retirement Center nursing home fac...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2012-01-01
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| Series: | Nursing Research and Practice |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/495103 |