Support of family caregivers of chronically ill elderly patients post-discharge becomes more demanding due to a decrease in the average length of hospital stay and increasing complexity of care. Therefore, collaboration with family caregivers as partners in care becomes more important. The quality of …

To increase the knowledge on effective methods for implementing and sustaining evidence-based practice in health care

PhD-presentation for Research Group Lifelong Learning in Music

BackgroundIn the coming decades the number of older people increases and correspondingly the number of people with chronic conditions. Chronic conditions can have a significant impact on the quality of life of elderly and their family caregivers. They face a lifelong challenge with the illnesses, treatments, …

Project Verpleegkundige Verslaglegging & Overdracht 01-09-2016 / 01-03-2018

Output calculations based on nursing documentation in the firstgeneration of electronic health records in the Netherlands. Nursing documentation and lenght of stay in orthopedic surgery.

Nursing outcome calculation, and future possibilities. An example in orthopedic specialty nursing. Comparing nursing diagnoses in hip prosthesis patients and knee prosthesis patients in a Dutch hospital.