The role of the nurse in the discharge of renal transplant patients from hospital: a descriptive study

  • Borsato L
  • Escudeiro C
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Abstract

This is a dissertation project as part of the Professional Master’s in Healthcare Nursing, Fluminense Federal University. Aims: To develop a protocol for nursing guidelines for the discharge of renal transplant patients from hospital; to identify the practices performed by nurses at the moment of hospital discharge for renal transplant patients, and describe the knowledge that guides their activities at that time. Method: This is a descriptive study in which a qualitative approach will be used. The scenario will be the Dialysis and Transplant Center (DTC) of a public hospital located in the city of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro; the six nurses employed in the Center will act as subjects. Data will be collected through semi-structured interviews in the months from July to August 2014 and will be submitted to content analysis.

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Borsato, L., & Escudeiro, C. L. (2014). The role of the nurse in the discharge of renal transplant patients from hospital: a descriptive study. Online Brazilian Journal of Nursing, 13(1). https://doi.org/10.5935/1676-4285.20144967

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