The right tools can help critical care nurses save more lives

Critical Care Nursing Quarterly

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 275-281

  O'Neill, Ann E ^a   Miranda, Donna ^b  

^a CliniComp International   (United States)

^b SHARP HEALTHCARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dashboards; Patient safety; Surveillance; Technology

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; CAREGIVER; DATA ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NURSING; NURSING PRACTICE; REAL TIME ECHOGRAPHY; REVIEW; SEPSIS;

EID: 33750584695     PISSN: 08879303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002727-200610000-00002     Document Type: Review

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