Nurses' knowledge, perception and practice toward discharge planning in acute care settings: A systematic review

AbstractAimDischarge planning (DP) guides patients' transition to out ‐hospital services. This systematic review investigates nurses' knowledge, perception and practices of discharge planning.DesignWe conducted a systematic review following PRISMA guidelines.MethodsSearch terms were used to identify research studies published between 1990 –2020 across six databases: CINAHL, MEDLINE, PubMed, Complete Academic search, Science Direct and Google Scholar. A total of nine studies met the inclusion criteria.ResultsNine articles revealed nurses' knowledge, perspectives and practices of discharge planning. Obstacles included low ‐level knowledge of patients' activities and discharge; inability to define DP; debates over the timing of beginning, implementing and preparing discharge; patients and their family members' negative attitudes towards DP; and perceiving DP as excessive, time‐consuming paperwork for which the phy sician is responsible. Better time management during work improves DP in acute care settings.
Source: Nursing Open - Category: Nursing Authors: Tags: REVIEW ARTICLE Source Type: research