The information content of the nurse change of shift report: A comparative study

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 794-804

  Lamond, Dawn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Content analysis; Health care; Health services research; Information processing; Nursing shift report; Professional judgement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; NURSING PROCESS; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING PROCESS; NURSING RECORDS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; NURSING, TEAM;

EID: 0034170840     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.2000.01349.x     Document Type: Article

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