Transitions In Care

This book is concerned with the complexities of achieving quality in care transitions. The organization and accomplishment of high quality care transitions relies upon the coordination of multiple professionals, working within and across multiple care processes, settings and organizations, each with their own distinct ways of working, profile of resources, and modes of organizing. In short, care transitions might easily be regarded as complex activities that take place within complex systems, which can make accomplishing high quality care challenging. As a subject of enquiry, care transitions are approached from many research, improvement and policy perspectives: from group psychology and human factors to social and political theory; from applied process re-engineering projects to exploratory ethnographic studies; from large-scale policy innovations to local improvements initiatives. This collection will provide a unique cross-disciplinary and multi-level analysis, where each chapter presents a particular depth of insight and analysis, and together offer a holistic and detail understand of care transitions.

v. 1. Research findings -- v. 2. Concepts and methodology -- v. 3. Implementation issues -- v. 4. Programs, tools and products.

100 complex cases illustrate how to ensure safe, effective treatment during transitions between care settings Moving a patient from one healthcare provider or setting to another—a transition of care—increases the risk of medication errors due to inadequate communication and poor coordination of care. While guideline-and evidence-based therapy is important, pharmacists must also address other patient-specific needs and possible barriers to safety, efficacy, and to adherence of therapies. Providing a deep dive into this critical topic, Transitions of Care in Pharmacy Casebook explains how to deliver and optimize complex patient care during transitions between care settings. This essential resource features 100 enlightening clinical cases that illustrate real-world practices. Organized by disease state, each case incorporates clinical knowledge, patient education, effective communication, and social issues. Transition of Care in Pharmacy Casebook includes: An insightful introduction to transitions of care practice models 100 complex clinical cases incorporating specific elements of patient care Concise coverage of various medical conditions commonly encountered in various practice settings Considerations on treating special populations, such as the elderly and homeless patients Bulleted text explaining the theory and rationale for each case Informative charts with lab findings, medication records, provider notes, and diagnostic exams

Providing care for a young adult with type 1 diabetes during this stage can be difficult as well. Transitions in Care serves as a coaching manual for health care providers and parents, and as a guide to self-care and independence for young adults with diabetes. It demystifies a complicated period in a life with type 1 diabetes and makes the passage to adulthood easier for everyone involved.

The transition from care into adulthood is a difficult step for any young person, but young people leaving care have a high risk of social exclusion, both in terms of material disadvantage and marginalisation. In Young People's Transitions from Care to Adulthood leading academics gather together the latest international research relating to the transition of young people leaving care, outlining and comparing the range of legal and policy frameworks, welfare regimes and innovative practice across 16 countries. The book also highlights the variations that exist between different groups leaving care. Featuring key messages for policy and practice, this book will give academics, practitioners and policymakers valuable insights into how to encourage resilience and improve outcomes for care leavers.

This 25th anniversary edition of the Annual Review of Nursing Research is focused on nursing science in vulnerable populations. Identified as a priority in the nursing discipline, vulnerable populations are discussed in terms of the development of nursing science, diverse approaches in building the state of the science research, integrating biologic methods in the research, and research in reducing health disparities. Topics include: Measurement issues Prevention of infectious diseases among vulnerable populations Genomics and proteomics methodologies for research Promoting culturally appropriate interventions Community-academic research partnerships with vulnerable populations Vulnerable populations in Thailand: women living with HIV/AIDS As in all volumes of the Annual Reviews, leading nurse researchers provide students, other researchers, and clinicians with the foundations for evidence-based practice and further research.

This book provides insight into how the Canadian health care system is financed and organized, how it has evolved over time, and how well it performs relative to peer countries.

In collaboration with Consulting Editor, Dr. Steve Krau, Dr. Sonja Stutzman has put together a state-of the-art issue of the Nursing Clinics of North America devoted to Transitions of Care for Patients with Neurological Diagnoses. Clinical review articles from expert authors are specifically devoted to the following topics: Transition from EMS to ED; Transition from ED to Hospital; Transition from OR to ICU; Transition from ICU to Floor; Transition from Hospital to Rehab (Nurse Navigator); Transition from Rehab to Home; Transition from Hospital to Home; Transition Trajectory: Stroke; Transition Trajectory: TBI; Transition Trajectory: Seizure Disorder; Transaction Trajectory: Neurodegenerative Disease; and International Perspectives of Transition. Readers will come away with the latest information they need to improve outcomes in patients with a neurologic diagnosis as they transition through various facilities as part of their care.