Clinical handover in acute psychiatric and community mental health settings

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 310-318

  Hunt, G E ^a   Marsden, R ^b   O'Connor, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Department Psychology   (Australia)

Author keywords

Communication; Continuity of patient care; Deteriorating patient; Handover; Information exchange

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COOPERATION; DECISION MAKING; DOCUMENTATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL RECORD; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; METHODOLOGY; NURSING; PATIENT CARE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM;

COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DOCUMENTATION; ENGLAND; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; JUDGMENT; MENTAL DISORDERS; NURSING RECORDS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PREJUDICE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; STEREOTYPING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84859506067     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: 13652850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2850.2011.01793.x     Document Type: Article

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