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J Nurs Care Qual
; 19(1): 67-73, 2004.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-14717150
ABSTRACT
Home mechanical ventilation was once a remote idea and thought to be used only in extreme cases. However, patient preference as well as limited financial resources to care for these patients in a long-term setting is forcing acute care facilities and families to make the choice of home care. This article describes how an interdisciplinary team used a quality process to develop and implement tools to assist with discharge planning in this complex patient population.