Examination of current handover practice: Evidence to support changing the ritual

International Journal of Nursing Practice

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 342-350

  Kerr, Debra ^a   Lu, Sai ^a   McKinlay, Louise ^b   Fuller, Christine ^c  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b WESTERN HEALTH   (Australia)

^c WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Handover; Nursing; Organization; Ritual; Survey

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; EVIDENCE BASED NURSING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; DATA COLLECTION; EVIDENCE-BASED NURSING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE;

EID: 79960674988     PISSN: 13227114     EISSN: 1440172X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-172X.2011.01947.x     Document Type: Article

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