Handover in psychiatric settings: Is change needed?

Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 28-33

  Cleary, Michelle ^a   Walter, Garry ^b   Horsfall, Jan ^a  

^a Research Unit   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MENTAL DISEASE; NURSING; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; UNITED STATES;

COMMUNICATION; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MENTAL DISORDERS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 66649106173     PISSN: 02793695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/02793695-20090301-02     Document Type: Article

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