Transforming nursing workflow, Part 1: The chaotic nature of nurse activities

Journal of Nursing Administration

Volumn 40, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 366-373

  Cornell, Paul ^a   Herrin Griffith, Donna ^b   Keim, Courtney ^e   Petschonek, Sarah ^a   Sanders, Adriane M ^a   D'Mello, Sidney ^a   Golden, Teresa W ^d   Shepherd, Gayle ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE   (United States)

^c Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare   (United States)

^d BE Smith   (United States)

^e NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER; DOCUMENTATION; DRUG THERAPY; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RECORD; MODEL; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; STATISTICS; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; TASK PERFORMANCE; UTILIZATION REVIEW; WORKLOAD; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TEACHING ROUND; UTILIZATION; WORKFLOW;

ADULT; COMMUNICATION; COMPUTERS; DOCUMENTATION; DRUG THERAPY; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MODELS, NURSING; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING RECORDS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENT DISCHARGE; TEACHING ROUNDS; TIME AND MOTION STUDIES; WORKFLOW; WORKLOAD;

EID: 77956483512     PISSN: 00020443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NNA.0b013e3181ee4261     Document Type: Article

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