The Need for Discharge Plan for Patients with Coronary Artery Diseases in Critical Care Units

Quantitative-descriptive design in critical care units at Babylon teaching hospitals, this cross sectional study carried from the period 2^nd of June 2017 to 31 Augustus 2017. To assess the needs of patients with coronary artery disease for discharge plan. Non-probability purposive sample consisted of (100) patients who admitted to all the critical care units after their discharge from these units were selected. A questionnaire which were previously prepared used to collect the data by direct interview individually. An ethical agreement was obtained from the patients to participate in this study, and the questionnaire needs (15–25) minutes to complete all the data. A questionnaire includes six parts: first part: demographic characteristics, second part was general information, third part life arrangement and home activities fourth part daily activity and physical exercise, fifth part medications, sixth part diet and fluid. The finding out of the study shows that all the patient with coronary artery disease need to discharge plan. A high significant difference between the patients’ need to discharge plan and the treatment, the patients’ psychological needs but there was poo response for items related to fluid and diet.