A grounded theory model of on-duty critical care nurses' information behavior: The patient-chart cycle of informative interactions

Journal of Documentation

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 57-73

  McKnight, Michelynn ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Medical information systems; Medical management; Nurses; Visual media

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846397173     PISSN: 00220418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00220410710723885     Document Type: Article

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