Evaluation of an innovative communication technology in an acute care setting

CIN - Computers Informatics Nursing

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 254-262

  Vandenkerkhof, Elizabeth G ^a   Hall, Susan ^b   Wilson, Rosemary ^b   Gay, Ann ^b   Duhn, Lenora ^b  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b KINGSTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Barriers to adoption; Canada; Communication; Implementation; Patient outcomes; Patient safety; Portable communication; Theory of planned behavior

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ARTICLE; EVALUATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; NURSING; ORGANIZATION;

ACUTE DISEASE; COMMUNICATION; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; NURSING; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION;

EID: 68349086945     PISSN: 15382931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NCN.0b013e3181a91bf6     Document Type: Article

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