Examining emergency department communication through a staff-based participatory research method: Identifying barriers and solutions to meaningful change

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 614-622

  Cameron, Kenzie A ^a   Engel, Kirsten G ^a   McCarthy, Danielle M ^a   Buckley, Barbara A ^b   Mercer Kollar, Laura Min ^c   Donlan, Sarah M ^d   Pang, Peter S ^a   Makoul, Gregory ^e   Tanabe, Paula ^a   Gisondi, Michael A ^a   Adams, James G ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NORTHSHORE UNIVERSITY HEALTHSYSTEM   (United States)

^e SAINT FRANCIS HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; EMPOWERMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MEDICAL ASSISTANT; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NURSE; PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; PERCEPTION; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PHYSICIAN; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STAFF BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; URBAN AREA; WORKSHOP;

ADULT; COMMUNICATION; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; EMERGENCY NURSING; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; MEDICAL ERRORS; MEDICAL SECRETARIES; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78649521043     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: 10976760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2010.03.017     Document Type: Article

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