Starting a care improvement journey: Focusing on the essentials of bedside nursing care in an Australian teaching hospital

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 19, Issue 13-14, 2010, Pages 1812-1820

  Clarke, Tracy ^a   Kelleher, Michaela ^b   Fairbrother, Greg ^c  

^a Griffith University Logan Campus University Drive Meadowbrook   (Australia)

^b School of Nursing and Midwifery   (Australia)

^c GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Clinical practice; Concept development; Nursing assessment; Quality improvement; Vital signs

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONCEPT FORMATION; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; NURSING CARE; NURSING STAFF; STANDARD; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

AUSTRALIA; CONCEPT FORMATION; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; NURSING CARE; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PATIENTS' ROOMS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 77955971170     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2009.03173.x     Document Type: Article

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