First, do no harm: Less training ≠ quality care

American Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 227-230

  Baumann, Michael H ^a   Simpson, Steven Q ^b   Stahl, Mary ^c   Raoof, Suhail ^d   Marciniuk, Darcy D ^e   Gutterman, David D ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^c SAINT LUKE S MID AMERICA HEART INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^f MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOCTOR NURSE RELATION; EDITORIAL; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MANPOWER; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICAL STAFF; METHODOLOGY; NURSING ORGANIZATION; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

CRITICAL CARE; HOSPITALISTS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PHYSICIAN-NURSE RELATIONS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; SOCIETIES, NURSING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84864023113     PISSN: 10623264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4037/ajcc2012825     Document Type: Editorial

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