Nurses' information management and use of electronic tools during acute care handoffs

Western Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 153-173

  Staggers, Nancy ^a   Clark, Lauren ^b   Blaz, Jacquelyn W ^b   Kapsandoy, Seraphine ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

continuity of patient care organization and administration; handoffs; medical records systems computerized; nursing evaluation research; nursing staff hospital organization and administration; patient care planning organization and administration; qualitative research; shift report; utilization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; CLINICAL TRIAL; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MULTICENTER STUDY; NURSING PRACTICE; NURSING STAFF; PATIENT CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; FEMALE; FORMS AND RECORDS CONTROL; HUMANS; MALE; NURSE'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84857217063     PISSN: 01939459     EISSN: 15528456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0193945911407089     Document Type: Article

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