Hourly rounds: What does the evidence indicate?

American Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 581-584

  Halm, Margo A ^a  

^a Salem Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EVIDENCE BASED NURSING; HUMAN; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; REVIEW; SAFETY;

EVIDENCE-BASED NURSING; HUMANS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 74049148899     PISSN: 10623264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4037/ajcc2009350     Document Type: Review

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