Using ORA to explore the relationship of nursing unit communication to patient safety and quality outcomes

International Journal of Medical Informatics

Volumn 80, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 507-517

  Effken, Judith A ^a   Carley, Kathleen M ^b   Gephart, Sheila ^a   Verran, Joyce A ^a   Bianchi, Denise ^a   Reminga, Jeff ^b   Brewer, Barbara B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF NURSING   (United States)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication networks; Informatics; Nursing; ORA; Quality; Safety

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION NETWORKS; INFORMATICS; ORA; QUALITY; SAFETY;

DYNAMIC ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC NETWORK ANALYSIS; NURSING; SURVEYS; TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKS; VISUALIZATION;

COMMUNICATION;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; FALLING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICATION ERROR; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING STAFF; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF CARE;

COMMUNICATION; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SAFETY; SOFTWARE;

EID: 79957544380     PISSN: 13865056     EISSN: 18728243     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2011.03.015     Document Type: Article

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