TY - JOUR T1 - Nurses rate readiness for discharge higher than patients do, and nurses scores predict readmission or ED utilisation after discharge better than patient self-assessment JF - Evidence Based Nursing JO - Evid Based Nurs SP - 111 LP - 112 DO - 10.1136/ebn1098 VL - 13 IS - 4 AU - Desley Gail Hegney Y1 - 2010/10/01 UR - http://ebn.bmj.com/content/13/4/111.abstract N2 - Commentary on: Weiss M, Yakusheva O, Bobay K. Nurse and patient perceptions of discharge readiness in relation to postdischarge utilization. Med Care 2010;48:482–6.OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science This paper reports on a substudy within a larger study. Specifically this paper addresses the perception of the registered nurse and patient with regard to: (A) their readiness to be discharged and (B) the postdischarged utilisation of emergency departments (EDs) or their readmission in four linked Magnet designated hospitals in the USA.There is no doubt that the discharge of patients from the acute care setting without adequate discharge planning prior to discharge can result in the need for readmission or emergency care. This is particularly the case … ER -