Implementation of patient safety rounds in a children's hospital

Nursing Administration Quarterly

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 48-53

  Yee, Patricia L ^a,d   Edwards, Melanie L ^a   Dixon, Jennifer ^b   Gleason, Nancy S ^c  

^a North Carolina Children's Hospital Inpatient Units   (United States)

^b North Carolina Children's Hospital Outpatient Clinics   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA HOSPITALS   (United States)

^d North Carolina Children's Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Multidisciplinary; Patient safety rounds; Pediatrics; Rounds; Safety

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MEDICAL ERROR; METHODOLOGY; NURSING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PEDIATRIC NURSING; SAFETY; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; MEDICAL ERRORS; NORTH CAROLINA; NURSING, TEAM; PEDIATRIC NURSING; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; SAFETY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 63849299252     PISSN: 03639568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.NAQ.0000343348.93537.41     Document Type: Article

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