Keeping patients safe during intrahospital transport

Critical Care Nurse

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 18-32

  Day, Darcy ^a  

^a QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; METHODOLOGY; MONITORING; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SAFETY;

CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS;

EID: 79955539398     PISSN: 02795442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4037/ccn2010446     Document Type: Article

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