The art of effective handoffs what is the evidence?

Advances in Neonatal Care

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 37-39

  Gephart, Sheila M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EVIDENCE BASED NURSING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICATION ERROR; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NOTE; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLIC RELATIONS; STANDARD;

COMMUNICATION; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; EVIDENCE-BASED NURSING; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE, NEONATAL; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MEDICATION ERRORS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84861031918     PISSN: 15360903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ANC.0b013e318242df86     Document Type: Note

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