Daily rapid rounds: Decreasing length of stay and improving professional practice

Journal of Nursing Administration

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 293-298

  Geary, Siobhan ^a   Cale, Debora Dee ^b   Quinn, Barbara ^b   Winchell, John ^b  

^a Sutter Medical Center   (United States)

^b Sutter Medical Center Sacramento   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE MANAGEMENT; COOPERATION; EDUCATION; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; JOB SATISFACTION; LENGTH OF STAY; MODEL; NURSE; NURSE ADMINISTRATOR; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS; TIME; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

CALIFORNIA; CASE MANAGEMENT; COMMUNICATION; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; LENGTH OF STAY; MODELS, NURSING; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; NURSE CLINICIANS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; TIME FACTORS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 67649165800     PISSN: 00020443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NNA.0b013e3181a72ab8     Document Type: Article

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