Implementation of a system-wide policy for labor induction

MCN The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 305-311

  O'Rourke, Terrence P ^a   Girardi, Gerald J ^a   Balaskas, Thomas N ^b   Havlisch, Rebecca A ^a   Landstrom, Gay ^a   Kirby, Beth ^a   Knox, Eric G ^c   Simpson, Kathleen Rice ^d  

^a TRINITY HEALTH   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d ST JOHN S MERCY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Elective labor induction; High alert medication; Oxytocin; Perinatal patient safety; Standardization

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LABOR INDUCTION; MANAGEMENT; OBSTETRICAL NURSING; PREGNANCY; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; LABOR, INDUCED; OBSTETRICAL NURSING; POLICY MAKING; PREGNANCY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80052236397     PISSN: 0361929X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NMC.0b013e3182069e12     Document Type: Article

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