Leaving critical care: Facilitating a smooth transition

Dimensions of Critical Care Nursing

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 137-142

  Boutilier, Stacey ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b TAMPA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

Continuity of care; Patient safety; Patient transfers

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL RECORD; METHODOLOGY; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SAFETY; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNICATION; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; CRITICAL CARE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING RECORDS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT TRANSFER; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS;

EID: 34250712819     PISSN: 07304625     EISSN: 15388646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.DCC.0000278762.46972.df     Document Type: Review

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