Perspectives From Home Care for Guiding Patients and Families to a Successful Transition Home After Same-Day Surgery

MANY PATIENTS TODAY go through surgical procedures in a 1  day/same-day/ambulatory surgery setting. The shift from inpatient care to caring for patients in their own homes after discharge places countless demands on patients and their families during recovery. Patients and families often mistake same-day surgery for same-day recovery and underestimate nee ds they may have upon discharge. In a sample of patients undergoing joint procedures, approximately 38% were discharged directly to home care postprocedure and more than 50% went to some type of facility before being discharged to home care.

Source: Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing - May 19, 2018 Category: Nursing Authors: Jessica Lahr, Brenda Elliott Tags: EBP: Evidence to Practice Source Type: research