Using a computerized sign-out system to improve physician-nurse communication

Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 32-36

  Sidlow, Robert ^a,b   Katz Sidlow, Rachel J ^b,c  

^a North Bronx Healthcare Network   (United States)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c JACOBI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DOCTOR NURSE RELATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL RECORD; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; UNITED STATES;

COMMUNICATION; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; NEW YORK CITY; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; PHYSICIAN-NURSE RELATIONS;

EID: 33744503969     PISSN: 15537250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1553-7250(06)32005-3     Document Type: Article

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