Managing daily intensive care activities: An observational study concerning ad hoc decision making of charge nurses and intensivists

Critical Care

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2011, Pages

  Lundgrén Laine, Heljä ^a,b   Kontio, Elina ^a,c   Perttilä, Juha ^b   Korvenranta, Heikki ^b   Forsström, Jari ^d   Salanterä, Sanna ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c TURKU UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Finland)

^d Suomen Laakariliitto   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE OUTCOME; ARTICLE; CHARGE NURSE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; MATERIALS MANAGEMENT; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VITAL SIGN;

EID: 79961123422     PISSN: 13648535     EISSN: 1466609X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/cc10341     Document Type: Article

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