Examining links between sign-out reporting during shift changeovers and patient management risks

Risk Analysis

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 969-981

  Sharit, Joseph ^a   McCane, Lorgia ^a   Thevenin, Deborah M ^a   Barach, Paul ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Communication failures; Qualitative study; Risk identification; Risk mitigation; Sign out reporting

Indexed keywords

FAILURE ANALYSIS; HEALTH; HOSPITALS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; NURSING; PERSONNEL; QUALITY ASSURANCE; RELIABILITY;

COMMUNICATION FAILURES; CRITICAL CARE; INTENSIVE CARE; MEDICAL PROVIDERS; MODELING FRAMEWORK; PATIENT MANAGEMENT; QUALITATIVE STUDIES; QUALITATIVE STUDY; RISK FACTORS; RISK IDENTIFICATION; RISK MITIGATION; SEMI-STRUCTURED INTERVIEWS; SHIFT CHANGES; SIGN-OUT REPORTING;

COMMUNICATION;

COMMUNICATION; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH WORKER; HOSPITAL SECTOR; POVERTY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RECOVERY ROOM; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SHIFT WORKER; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; FLORIDA; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; MEDICAL ERRORS; PATIENT CARE MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; POSTANESTHESIA NURSING; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 48349107986     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: 15396924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.2008.01087.x     Document Type: Article

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