The Role of the Patients’ Companion in the Transitional Care from the Open Heart Surgery ICU to the Cardiac Surgery Ward: A Qualitative Content Analysis

Background: The patients’ companions can help improve transitional care as an important missinglink, but their role is not clear. The aim of this study was to explore the role of the patients’ companionin the transitional care from the open heart surgery intensive care unit (OH-ICU) to the cardiac s...

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Main Authors: Sahar Khoshkesht, Shahrzad Ghiyasvandian, Maryam Esmaeili, Masoumeh Zakerimoghadam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Shiraz University of Medical Sciences 2021-04-01
Series:International Journal of Community Based Nursing and Midwifery
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Online Access:https://ijcbnm.sums.ac.ir/article_47295_fa221872bd4989fefa48eef80c58ef86.pdf