Chloe, M. H., Smith, H., Portela, A., & Movsisyan, A. (2023). Stakeholder’s perspectives of postnatal discharge: a qualitative evidence synthesis. BMJ Global Health, 8 https://www.proquest.com/nahs/docview/2847327172/B6CF5593A50D46F8PQ/3?accountid=27965&sourcetype=Scholarly%20Journals
This article discusses the postpartum period of patients in the hospital setting and how the care they receive carries through to discharge. The article focuses on the importance of patients remaining in the facility for at least 24 hours after a healthy vaginal delivery, as the amount of education necessary to facilitate a safe transition for mothers and infants to the home is abundant.
Getachew, N. B., Ayalew, T. L., Mulualem, G. F., Haile, K. E., & Geta, T. (2023). Documentation practice and associated factors among nurses working in public hospitals in Wolaita Zone, Southern Ethiopia. BMC Nursing, 22, 1-11. https://www.proquest.com/nahs/docview/2869187328/2250979050B64223PQ/1?accountid=27965&sourcetype=Scholarly%20Journals
This article focuses on nursing documentation and how thorough documentation is essential in providing quality patient care. Age, work experience, and in-service training were all factors that played a role in the accuracy and completeness of nursing documentation.
McCarter, D., Law, A. A., Cabullo, H., & Pinto, K. (2022). Scoping review of postpartum discharge education provided by nurses. Journal of obstetric, gynecologic, and neonatal nursing: JOGNN, 51(4), 377–387. https://www-ncbi-nlm-nih-gov.library.capella.edu/pmc/articles/PMC9257451/
This article addresses the significance of postpartum discharge education for mothers leaving the acute hospital setting with their newborns. The article articulates the role of the nurse specifically in discharge teaching, and how the content of the education varies depending on the level of expertise of the nurse delivering the knowledge to the patient.