Documentation and the transfer of clinical information in two aged care settings

Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 40-45

  Pelletier, Dianne ^a   Duffield, Christine ^a   Donoghue, Judith ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aged care; Documentation; Transfer of clinical information; Work sampling

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; DOCUMENTATION; ELDERLY CARE; GERIATRIC NURSING; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL RECORD; METHODOLOGY; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT;

COMMUNICATION; DOCUMENTATION; GERIATRIC NURSING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENTS; HUMANS; NEW SOUTH WALES; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING RECORDS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES;

EID: 33645455949     PISSN: 08130531     EISSN: 14474328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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