Patient handoffs: Pediatric resident experiences and lessons learned

Clinical Pediatrics

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 57-63

  McSweeney, Maireade E ^a   Lightdale, Jenifer R ^a   Vinci, Robert J ^b   Moses, James ^b  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

communication; handoffs; internship and residency; medical education; patient transfer; pediatrics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNICATION SKILL; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FATIGUE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; JOB STRESS; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL STAFF; NURSE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT HANDOFF; PATIENT INFORMATION; RESIDENT; VERBAL COMMUNICATION; WRITING;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BOSTON; COMMUNICATION; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; PEDIATRICS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; WRITING;

EID: 78650221073     PISSN: 00099228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0009922810379906     Document Type: Article

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