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Nurses’ experiences and perspectives on collaborative discharge planning when patients receiving palliative care for cancer are discharged home from hospitals

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  • Elias David Lundereng
  • Alfhild Dihle
  • Simen A. Steindal

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Aims and objectives To explore nurses’ experiences and perspectives on discharge collaboration when patients receiving palliative care for cancer are discharged home from hospitals. Background Patients receiving palliative care for cancer experience multiple transitions between the hospital and their home. Poor discharge collaboration is a major cause of preventable hospital readmissions. Collaborative discharge planning could improve the care for these patients outside the hospital setting. Previous research has mostly been conducted in noncancer populations. Further research regarding both home care nurses’ and hospital nurses’ perspectives on care transitions is required. Design A qualitative study with descriptive and explorative design. Methods Data were collected through 10 individual, semi‐structured interviews of nurses working at two oncology wards at a university hospital and home care services in four municipalities within the hospital's catchment area. Data were analysed using systematic text condensation. COREQ guidelines were adhered to in the reporting of this study. Results Three categories emerged from the data analysis: lack of familiarity and different perceptions lead to distrust; inefficient communication creates a need for informal collaboration; and delayed discharge planning challenges collaboration. Conclusions The nurses lacked an understanding of each other's work situation, which created distrust, misunderstandings and misconceptions regarding each other's abilities to care for the patient. This led to inefficient communication, relying on individual knowledge, informal communication and personal networking. Delays in the discharge planning resulted in poorly prepared discharges often lacking necessary equipment and documentation. Relevance to clinical practice To improve the care of patients receiving palliative care for cancer outside the hospital setting, better communication is a key factor to promote confidence and understanding between nurses working in different settings of health care.

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  • Elias David Lundereng & Alfhild Dihle & Simen A. Steindal, 2020. "Nurses’ experiences and perspectives on collaborative discharge planning when patients receiving palliative care for cancer are discharged home from hospitals," Journal of Clinical Nursing, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 29(17-18), pages 3382-3391, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:jocnur:v:29:y:2020:i:17-18:p:3382-3391
    DOI: 10.1111/jocn.15371
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