Changing the work environment in ICUs to achieve patient-focused care: The time has come

Chest

Volumn 130, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1571-1578

  McCauley, Kathleen ^a,c   Irwin, Richard S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Health administration; ICU; Patients

Indexed keywords

EMERGENCY CARE; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT AUTONOMY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; REVIEW; TEAMWORK; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 33751255420     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.130.5.1571     Document Type: Article

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