Interdisciplinary communication in the intensive care unit at the University Hospital of the West Indies

West Indian Medical Journal

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 656-661

  Chang, L P T ^a   Harding, H E ^a   Tennant, I ^a   Soogrim, D ^a   Ehikhametalor, K ^a   James, B ^b   Frankson, A ^c   Gordon Strachan, G M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

^b Bustamante Hospital for Children   (Jamaica)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

Author keywords

ICU communication openness; Job satisfaction; Leadership qualities; Teamwork

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; JOB SATISFACTION; LEADERSHIP; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NURSE; PATIENT CARE; PERCEPTION; PHYSICIAN; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; ADULT; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; LEADERSHIP; MALE; NURSES; PHYSICIANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; WEST INDIES;

EID: 79960969397     PISSN: 00433144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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