Debriefing as a Strategic Tool for Performance Improvement

JOGNN - Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 572-579

  Corbett, Nancy ^a   Hurko, Patricia ^a   Vallee, John T ^a  

^a KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Critical event; Debriefing; Obstetric hemorrhage; Performance improvement; Perinatal patient safety

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864014602     PISSN: 08842175     EISSN: 15526909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1552-6909.2012.01374.x     Document Type: Article

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