Key result
Nursing documentation during hospital-to-community transitions was summarized from 5 articles into six themes, highlighting the need to systematize information to ensure continuity of care.
Why the study?
This study aimed to identify the content of documentation used between hospital and community care and describe communication mechanisms that enable continuity of care.
What is the content of documentation used by nurses during the transition from hospital to community care?
Population
5 included articles from 3217 retrieved articles
Design
Scoping review
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Maps documentation practices in hospital-community transitions; leaves open need for standardized tools to enhance continuity.
What is the content of documentation used by nurses during the transition from hospital to community care?
This scoping review systematizes the information that should accompany patients at discharge to ensure continuity of transitional care.
Narciso et al. (2025) conducted a review in Transition from hospital to community care (n=5). Nursing documentation and communication mechanisms was evaluated on Themes related to documentation and communication mechanisms. Nursing documentation during hospital-to-community transitions was summarized from 5 articles into six themes, highlighting the need to systematize information to ensure continuity of care.
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