Changing handover practices: One private hospital's experiences

International Journal of Nursing Practice

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 128-132

  McKenna, Lisa ^a   Walsh, Kerryn ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Beleura Private Hospital   (Australia)

Author keywords

Action research; Change of shift report; Handover

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MODEL; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; TIME;

COMMUNICATION; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITALS, PRIVATE; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MODELS, NURSING; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031160501     PISSN: 13227114     EISSN: 1440172X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-172X.1997.tb00085.x     Document Type: Article

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