Continued investigation of patient's pattern of recovery at home following ambulatory surgery with local and general anesthesia; future expansion to include other populations' responses to early hospital discharge; continued testing and development of psychometric properties of Functional Health Pattern Screening Assessment Tool (FHPSAT) across populations and cultural groups; evaluation of professional Practice Model and impact of nurse empowerment, decision making and satisfaction; development and testing of a practice model grounded in Margaret Newman's Theory of Health as Expanding Consciousness.
