Exploring the structure and organization of information within nursing clinical handovers

International Journal of Nursing Practice

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 462-470

  Johnson, Maree ^a   Jefferies, Diana ^a   Nicholls, Daniel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Handover; Nursing; Patient safety; Structured approach

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL HANDOVER; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; NURSING CARE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT SAFETY;

HUMANS; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; NEW SOUTH WALES; NURSING CARE; PATIENT HANDOFF; PATIENT SAFETY; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE);

EID: 84866786638     PISSN: 13227114     EISSN: 1440172X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-172X.2012.02059.x     Document Type: Article

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