Quality of the handover of patient care: A comparison of Pre-Hospital and Emergency Department notes

International Emergency Nursing

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 24-27

  Murray, Stephen L ^a   Crouch, Robert ^b   Ainsworth Smith, Mark ^a  

^a Southern House   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ambulances; Emergency care; Handover; Patient care

Indexed keywords

AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD; PATIENT CARE; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM;

AMBULANCES; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MEDICAL RECORDS; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE);

EID: 84855824750     PISSN: 1755599X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ienj.2010.09.004     Document Type: Article

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