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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"transfer of care"”.
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Life at a rural psychiatric hostel : The experience of a group of male residents
… thesis describes and analyses the experience of 15 men with long term mental illness, living and/or working at a rural farm and hostel complex. The research was set in the context of recent studies and literature focussing on the transfer of care of people with mental illness from large …
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Understanding women's engagement in HIV care after initiating antiretroviral therapy during pregnancy in South Africa
Background: Sustained engagement in HIV care, including adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) and retention in HIV services, is essential to optimize maternal health and prevent perinatal, postnatal and sexual HIV transmission. However, engagement in care remains a substantial challenge for …
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The Creation and Implementation of Guidelines for the Appropriate Termination of Patient-Provider Relationships
<p>Primary care providers have terminated patient-provider relationships when they deem them no longer therapeutic. Healthcare providers are increasingly considering this an acceptable practice. However, the criteria for this decision remain unclear. As providers discharge <em>challenging </em>or …
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Medicines Management after Hospital Discharge: Patients’ Personal and Professional Networks
Improving the safety of medicines management when people leave hospital is an international priority. There is evidence that poor co-ordination of medicines between providers can cause preventable harm to patients, yet there is insufficient evidence of the structure and function of the medicines …
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Characteristics and outcomes of adolescents living with HIV transitioning to adulthood in different health care models across Southern Africa
… young people constitute an increasing proportion of the global population living with HIV, reflecting the shift in the burden of paediatric HIV towards older age groups. The recognition of an emerging cohort of young individuals living with HIV is indisputable. Nevertheless, there exists a notable …
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Should I stay or should I go? Case-loading midwives’ perceptions of transfer of midwifery care for epidural
… Case-loading midwives known as Lead Maternity Carer (LMC) midwives may care for a woman from pre-conception through to six weeks postnatally. The LMC midwife (or her backup) provides continuity of care in a partnership model throughout this period, sharing responsibility with the woman for …
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IMPLEMENTATION OF SBAR REPORTING IN THE ED
<p>Implementation of SBAR reporting in the ED</p> <p><strong>Abstract</strong></p> <p>In our emergency department, reports given to the accepting floor nurse, transfer of care between emergency department nurses and nurses reporting to physicians are given in many different formats with no …