Implementing handoff communication

Journal for Nurses in Staff Development

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 128-135

  Ardoin, Katherine B ^a   Broussard, Lisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL ERROR; NURSING EDUCATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PILOT STUDY; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; SAFETY; UNITED STATES;

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICATION; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MEDICAL ERRORS; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PILOT PROJECTS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SAFETY; STAFF DEVELOPMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79958808128     PISSN: 10987886     EISSN: 15389049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NND.0b013e318217b3dd     Document Type: Review

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