Journal of Nursing & Care

Kaija Saranto

Publications

• Research Article
  Medication Documentation in Nursing Discharge Summaries at Patient Discharge from Special Care to Primary Care
  Author(s): Anne Kuusisto, Paula Asikainen and Kaija SarantoAnne Kuusisto, Paula Asikainen and Kaija Saranto
  
  Background: Medication reconciliation problems are common among patients at hospital discharge and can lead to adverse events. The Electronic Nursing Discharge Summary (ENDS) has the potential of reducing discharge medication errors and ensuring the safe handover of care. Aim: The aim of this study is to describe how ENDS supports medication data exchange, cooperation and work practices as well as to clarify dependencies between medication data transmission, cooperation and working practices at patient discharge from special care to primary care. Methods: This cross-sectional study is part of a larger survey which aimed at clarifying how nursing professionals in primary care experience the flow of information at patient discharge from special care to primary care or homecare. The material was collected by e-mail survey with pre-tested questionnaire in 2012 in Finland. The data was ana.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2167-1168.1000147

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