Biomedical subjects

P S Hoff

Publications and source records attributed to P S Hoff.

3 recordsLinked to original sources

PubMed1994

Professional support: an essential component in a cardiovascular risk reduction program.

1. A comprehensive cardiovascular risk reduction program includes cardiovascular risk reduction factors combined with professional support and the importance of health as an attainment of life goals. 2. This study revealed significant reduction in weight, serum glucose, and diastolic blood pressure levels following participation in the program. 3. Professional support, or continuing interaction with health professionals, assisted consumers to continue motivation and reinforce health promoting activities.

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PubMed1994

Discharge planning. A study of nursing staff involvement.

Discharge planning places the nurse in a pivotal position in the care process. In this study, although most nurses acknowledged the importance of a nursing leadership role in the discharge-planning process, many were confused about how discharge planning was accomplished in their hospitals. Feedback about effectiveness of discharge planning was almost nonexistent, and resources were not easily accessible. Nurses must become more effective in this role. Nursing administrators must establish organization mechanisms to encourage nursing participation in discharge planning, and provide ongoing support.

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PubMed1991

Rural nurses join forces for AIDS care.

Rural hospitals and communities across the nation lack comprehensive services for AIDS patients. This study identified 15 vital services that are scarce in rural settings at a time when AIDS is showing a greater increase in rural than in urban areas. Analysis of responses from rural settings that have acquired services shows that they were obtained through collaboration between rural hospitals and their communities. The authors identify strategies of successful communities that illustrate how rural hospital and community nurses can work together to obtain comprehensive services in their communities for persons with AIDS.

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