Biomaterial Database

Nursing case management: outcomes in a rural environment. 1994

J Wimpsett

A multidisciplinary team was formed to develop and maintain a patient-focused service for patients receiving total joint replacement. Inpatient days, delays, surgery cancellations, and duplications in testing and supplies decreased while patient education improved. Through case management and collaboration, within one rural hospital, quality care was enhanced, patient outcomes improved and costs were contained.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007720	Knee Prosthesis	Replacement for a knee joint.	Knee Prostheses,Prostheses, Knee,Prosthesis, Knee
D009732	Nursing Care	Care given to patients by nursing service personnel.	Care, Nursing,Management, Nursing Care,Nursing Care Management
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D012423	Rural Health	The status of health in rural populations.	Health, Rural
D016730	Program Development	The process of formulating, improving, and expanding educational, managerial, or service-oriented work plans (excluding computer program development).	Program Descriptions,Description, Program,Descriptions, Program,Development, Program,Program Description
D018802	Patient-Centered Care	Design of patient care wherein institutional resources and personnel are organized around patients rather than around specialized departments. (From Hospitals 1993 Feb 5;67(3):14)	Nursing, Patient-Centered,Patient-Centered Nursing,Patient-Focused Care,Person-Centered Care,Medical Home,Care, Patient-Centered,Care, Patient-Focused,Care, Person-Centered,Cares, Person-Centered,Home, Medical,Homes, Medical,Medical Homes,Nursing, Patient Centered,Patient Centered Care,Patient Centered Nursing,Patient Focused Care,Person Centered Care,Person-Centered Cares