en Management and Leadership in Healthcare Services پژوهشي Research Article <div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="line-height:150%"><b>Background:</b> Discharge planning is a critical component of patient-centered care that begins at admission and ensures continuity of care by addressing patients&#39; and families&#39; post-discharge needs. When implemented effectively, standardized discharge planning can reduce hospital length of stay, readmission rates, mortality, and healthcare costs.</span><br> <span style="line-height:150%"><b>Objectve:</b> This study aimed to evaluate the implementation of standard discharge planning components from nurses&#39; perspectives and examine its relationship with their demographic and professional characteristics.</span><br> <span style="line-height:150%"><b>Methods: </b>This correlational study was conducted with 102 nurses at Birjand (Vali-Asr & Razi hospitals) in Iran in 2022, selected through simple random sampling. Data were collected using a demographic form and the Comprehensive Discharge Planning Assessment Questionnaire, a 51-item tool covering five subscales: general care, nutritional and medication education, self-management, activity and safety, and psychosocial-supportive care. Content validity was confirmed by 10 nursing faculty experts (content validity index = 0.8), and reliability was supported by a Cronbach&#39;s alpha of 0.83. Data were analyzed using SPSS (version 26), employing statistical tests, including analysis of variance, chi-square, independent t-tests, and Pearson correlation<b>.</b></span><br> <span style="line-height:150%"><b>Results: </b>Most participants were female (59.8%), married (72.5%), and nurses, with a mean age of 33.2 &plusmn; 7.1 years. The standard discharge program scored 51.7&plusmn;17.3 overall, with&nbsp;general care&nbsp;rated highest (Good = 24.5%) and&nbsp;self-management&nbsp;lowest (Poor = 41.2%). Education, job position, and employment type significantly influenced perceptions of discharge program (<i>P</i> < 0.05). Nurses with bachelor&#39;s degrees scored higher in general care than those with master&#39;s degrees. &nbsp;Formal employees outperformed contractual staff in key areas. Managerial experience&nbsp;was negatively correlated with some subscales (<i>P</i> < 0.05).</span><br> <span style="line-height:150%"><b>Conclusion:</b> In this study, the predictors influencing patient discharge from nurses&#39; perspective were examined. These findings may provide a basis for healthcare systems to improve the transition of care from hospital to the community, standardize discharge planning, and enhance patients&#39; self-management following discharge.</span></span></span><br> &nbsp;</div> Discharge planning, Healthcare quality, Nurse, Nursing care 1 9 http://mcj.bums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-27-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Mahdi Arbabi 1 10031947532846006268 No Department of Health and Religion, Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom, Iran. Kheizaran Miri 2 10031947532846006269 No Department of Nursing and Midwifery, Torbat Heydariyeh University of Medical Sciences, Torbat Heydariyeh, Iran. Mobin Soleimanian Asl 3 10031947532846006270 No Department of Nursing and Midwifery, Islamic Azad University, Mashhad, Iran. Ramisa Afshar 4 0009-0003-6840-4634 No Department of Nursing and Midwifery, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran. Mahnaz Bahrami 5 10031947532846006272 Yes Department of Nursing and Midwifery, Cardiovascular Diseases Research Center, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran. Email:bahramim@bums.ac.ir