Examination of wireless technology to improve nurse communication, response time to bed alarms, and patient safety

Health Environments Research and Design Journal

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 109-120

  Guarascio Howard, Linda ^a  

^a NewFields Environmental Forensics Practice   (United States)

Author keywords

Design; Interdisciplinary teams; Patient falls; Patient safety measures; Response time

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FALLING; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; METHODOLOGY; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING CARE; OBSERVATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; REACTION TIME; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; WIRELESS COMMUNICATION;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; COMMUNICATION; HOSPITAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING CARE; OBSERVATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); REACTION TIME; SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES; WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 79958803605     PISSN: 19375867     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/193758671100400209     Document Type: Article

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