Assess how well doctors and nurses explain the diagnosis, condition, and next
steps in the patient’s care to the patient and family members and use feedback.
Listen to and honor the goals, preferences, observations, and concerns of the
patient and family members.
This process will include at least one meeting to discuss concerns and questions
with the patient and family members of their choice. The IDEAL process is very
simple and provides the minimum content necessary for a discharge summary.
The Queen’s Nursing Institute in the United Kingdom has released the discharge
planning for district nurses, which reflects best practice in care transition (The
Queen’s Nursing Institute, n.d.). These guidelines indicate the need for collaboration
between primary physicians, who possess a good understanding of the patient’s
experience before admission and ways to collaborate with professionals from multiple fields.
Japanese hospitals should consider methods to provide excellent discharge support, by referring to the efforts of other countries.
8.5 Interviews and Analysis
8.5.1 Method
Participants and Setting
The participants were five nurse managers who managed discharge support centers
in acute-care hospitals with 300–600 beds in government-designated cities. All
participants were women. Interviews were conducted from June to September 2019.
Data Collection
We conducted semi-structured interviews with the participants. The interviews were
conducted using an interview guide, which included three questions: “Which situations made you experience negative emotions during discharge planning,” “What
do you believe to be the reason for that,” and “How would you provide good
discharge plans in the future?”
The study was described to the participants and informed consent was obtained
before conducting interviews, which lasted approximately 30 min; IC recorders were
used for recording, and interviews were subsequently transcribed.
Data Analysis
Data analysis transcripts were analyzed according to qualitative methods. Data were
coded through three main research questions, central themes and categories were
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steps in the patient’s care to the patient and family members and use feedback.
Listen to and honor the goals, preferences, observations, and concerns of the
patient and family members.
This process will include at least one meeting to discuss concerns and questions
with the patient and family members of their choice. The IDEAL process is very
simple and provides the minimum content necessary for a discharge summary.
The Queen’s Nursing Institute in the United Kingdom has released the discharge
planning for district nurses, which reflects best practice in care transition (The
Queen’s Nursing Institute, n.d.). These guidelines indicate the need for collaboration
between primary physicians, who possess a good understanding of the patient’s
experience before admission and ways to collaborate with professionals from multiple fields.
Japanese hospitals should consider methods to provide excellent discharge support, by referring to the efforts of other countries.
8.5 Interviews and Analysis
8.5.1 Method
Participants and Setting
The participants were five nurse managers who managed discharge support centers
in acute-care hospitals with 300–600 beds in government-designated cities. All
participants were women. Interviews were conducted from June to September 2019.
Data Collection
We conducted semi-structured interviews with the participants. The interviews were
conducted using an interview guide, which included three questions: “Which situations made you experience negative emotions during discharge planning,” “What
do you believe to be the reason for that,” and “How would you provide good
discharge plans in the future?”
The study was described to the participants and informed consent was obtained
before conducting interviews, which lasted approximately 30 min; IC recorders were
used for recording, and interviews were subsequently transcribed.
Data Analysis
Data analysis transcripts were analyzed according to qualitative methods. Data were
coded through three main research questions, central themes and categories were
168
K. Katsuyama et al.