Improving nursing shift-to-shift report

Journal of Nursing Care Quality

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 80-84

  Benson, Ember ^a,d   Rippin Sisler, Catherine ^a   Jabusch, Kimberly ^b   Keast, Shelley ^c  

^a Seven Oaks General Hospital Winnipeg Manitoba   (Canada)

^b ST BONIFACE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c Grace Hospital Winnipeg   (Canada)

^d NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Communication; Handover; Nursing report; Shift to shift report

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845369848     PISSN: 10573631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001786-200701000-00015     Document Type: Article

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