" (Meade, nd) The studies were conducted in various medical settings and with various patient-types and as well some were "very scientific designs assigning patients to control and intervention study groups, while others were less scientific and more qualitative." (Meade, nd) The report of Meade states that: "it is clear the findings reveal that discharge follow-up phone calls provide an invaluable opportunity to evaluate patient education, identify trends that may require

Nursing Literature Review (Nursing) McCArthy, A., Shaban, R., Boys, J., & Winch, S. (2010). Compliance, normality, and the patient on peritoneal dialysis. Nephrology Nursing Journal, 37(3), 243-251. Key Words, data bases, limitations: compliance, gerontology, medication compliance Alexandra McCarthy, Ramon Shaban, Jennifer Boys & Sarah Winch "Compliance, normality, and the patient on peritoneal dialysis." Journal: Nephrology Nursing Journal Volume: Issues: Pages: 2010: 37: 3: 243-251. Qualitative Location/Setting: Case study completed within the ambulatory dialysis of a large metropolitan hospital in

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