Daily goals worksheets and other checklists: Are our critical care units safer?

American Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 577-580

  Halm, Margo A ^a  

^a United Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MOTIVATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; REMINDER SYSTEM; REVIEW;

CRITICAL CARE; GOALS; HUMANS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; REMINDER SYSTEMS;

EID: 58149142706     PISSN: 10623264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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