Standardizing hand-off processes

AORN Journal

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1059-1061

  Crum Gregory, Brenda S ^a  

^a Sandel Medical Industries LLC Chatsworth   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; METHODOLOGY; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; STANDARD;

COMMUNICATION; HUMANS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PATIENT TRANSFER; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING;

EID: 33751516416     PISSN: 00012092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-2092(06)64003-9     Document Type: Article

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