Implementing nursing best practice guidelines: Impact on patient referrals
Open Access
- 28 June 2007
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in BMC Nursing
- Vol. 6 (1) , 4
- https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6955-6-4
Abstract
Although 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 practices.Keywords
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