Preoperative communication to improve safety: A literature review

Nursing Management

Volumn 41, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 18-24

  Penprase, Barbara ^a   Elstun, Linda ^a   Ferguson, Carly ^a   Schaper, Marie ^a   Tiller, Chris ^a  

^a OAKLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; CHECKLIST; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; EDUCATION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL ERROR; METHODOLOGY; NURSING; NURSING RESEARCH; OPERATING ROOM; OPERATING ROOM PERSONNEL; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; REVIEW; SAFETY; STATISTICS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

CHECKLIST; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; COMMUNICATION; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; JOINT COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION OF HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS; MEDICAL ERRORS; NURSING RESEARCH; OPERATING ROOM NURSING; OPERATING ROOMS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION SYSTEMS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79952276446     PISSN: 07446314     EISSN: 15388670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.NUMA.0000390370.89205.74     Document Type: Article

References (11)

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