NURSES’ PERCEPTION OF THE DISCHARGE PLANNING PROCESS FOR ADULT PATIENTS IN AN ACUTE MEDICAL CARE DEPARTMENTS IN RAMALLAH HOSPITALS
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2023-10-18
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Ali Thaher Mohamed Gawabreh
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Introduction: Discharge planning is an integral part of patient care in hospital departments because the goal for all patients is that they will leave this setting once acute healthcare needs have been managed or it is clear what the next phase of care will be. All patients who leave hospitals require discharge planning. The discharge planning is different for each patient as a result of the different needs after discharge, from simple and straightforward needs to more complex requirements .
Aim: To investigate the nurses’ perception of the discharge planning process for adult patients in acute medical care departments in Ramallah hospitals.
Method: 400 modified questionnaires were distributed to fit this study to 400 nurses working in acute departments in several hospitals in Ramallah.
Results: The survey consisted of 300 nurses, with a response rate of 75%. 50.7% of the nurses participating in the study were male; 53.3% of them work in government hospitals. Also, most study participants are registered nurses (61.7%), as well as full-time employees (83.3%) and (54.3%) with experience of 5 years or less. 63.8% of nurses have perceptions about discharge planning, and 74.2% are familiar with the coordination of discharge planning and the timing of discharge. In the multivariate analysis models, perception was a strong predictor for discharge planning, skills, and barriers.
Conclusion: The results showed a Preparing or implementing discharge planning is one of the tasks of the nurse following up on the patient. and implementing a discharge plan effectively requires nurses' administrative or interpersonal skills. In addition, future research should be directed toward discovering factors that improve the discharge process, and it is recommended that frequent nursing development courses be established in the communication process, especially in cases of developing discharge planning for patients.
Keywords: Discharge Planning, Adult Patients, Acute Medical Care.