Open AccessNurses' knowledge, perception and practice toward discharge planning in acute care settings: A systematic review
Author(s) -
Hayajneh Audai A.,
Hweidi Issa M.,
Abu Dieh Milian W.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
nursing open
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.55
H-Index - 12
ISSN - 2054-1058
DOI - 10.1002/nop2.547
Subject(s) - cinahl , perception , discharge planning , inclusion (mineral) , medline , acute care , work (physics) , nursing , medicine , psychology , hospital discharge , medical education , psychological intervention , health care , social psychology , intensive care medicine , political science , engineering , mechanical engineering , neuroscience , law
Aim Discharge planning (DP) guides patients' transition to out‐hospital services. This systematic review investigates nurses' knowledge, perception and practices of discharge planning. Design We conducted a systematic review following PRISMA guidelines. Methods Search 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. Results Nine 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 physician is responsible. Better time management during work improves DP in acute care settings.