Using the ISBAR handover tool in junior medical officer handover: A study in an Australian tertiary hospital

Postgraduate Medical Journal

Volumn 87, Issue 1027, 2011, Pages 340-344

  Thompson, James E ^a   Collett, Luke W ^a   Langbart, Marc J ^a   Purcell, Natalie J ^a   Boyd, Stephanie M ^a   Yuminaga, Yuigi ^a   Ossolinski, Gemma ^a   Susanto, Clarissa ^a   McCormack, Ann ^a  

^a ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUDIO RECORDING; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DATA ANALYSIS; HANDOVER; HUMAN; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ABBREVIATIONS AS TOPIC; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNICATION; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; NEW SOUTH WALES; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; TAPE RECORDING;

EID: 79955573806     PISSN: 00325473     EISSN: 14690756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.2010.105569     Document Type: Article

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