Development and implementation of an ICU quality improvement checklist

AACN Advanced Critical Care

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 183-189

  Simpson, Steven Q ^a   Peterson, Douglas A ^b   O'Brien Ladner, Amy R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Checklist; Multidisciplinary team; Outcomes; Patient safety; Quality improvement

Indexed keywords

COOPERATION; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DOCUMENTATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL RECORD; MORTALITY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; REVIEW; SAFETY; STANDARD; SURVIVAL RATE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DOCUMENTATION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FORMS AND RECORDS CONTROL; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; KANSAS; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL ERRORS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SURVIVAL RATE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 34250614726     PISSN: 15597768     EISSN: 15597768     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.AACN.0000269262.37288.bf     Document Type: Review

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