Impact of continuous vigilance monitoring on nursing workflow

Journal of Nursing Administration

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 123-129

  Herdman, T Heather ^a   Burgess, Lawrence P A ^a,b   Ebright, Patricia R ^c,d   Paulson, Shirley S ^e   Powell Cope, Gail ^f   Hancock, Holly ^a   Wada, Edward ^a   Cadman, Edwin C ^a,b  

^a Hoana Medical Inc   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^c RICHARD L ROUDEBUSH VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^e VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^f James A Haley Veterans' Administrations Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; METHODOLOGY; MONITORING; NURSE; PATIENT CARE; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; SAFETY; STANDARD; TIME;

HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; NURSES; PATIENT CARE; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; SAFETY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 68249159595     PISSN: 00020443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NNA.0b013e31819894c8     Document Type: Article

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