Clinical handover of patients arriving by ambulance to the emergency department - A literature review

International Emergency Nursing

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 210-220

  Bost, Nerolie ^a   Crilly, Julia ^b   Wallis, Marianne ^a   Patterson, Elizabeth ^a   Chaboyer, Wendy ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b GOLD COAST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ambulance; Emergency department; Literature review; Patient handover

Indexed keywords

AMBULANCE; EDUCATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY NURSING; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MODEL; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLIC RELATIONS; REVIEW; TEACHING ROUND; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

AMBULANCES; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNICATION; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; EMERGENCY NURSING; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MODELS, NURSING; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT TRANSFER; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; TEACHING ROUNDS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 77957003617     PISSN: 1755599X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ienj.2009.11.006     Document Type: Review

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