A bedside communication tool did not improve the alignment of a multidisciplinary team's goals for intensive care unit patients

Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 112.e7-112.e13

  Ainsworth, Craig R ^a   Pamplin, Jeremy C ^b   RN, David A Allen ^c   Linfoot, John A ^b   Chung, Kevin K ^c  

^a WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BROOKE ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c US ARMY INSTITUTE OF SURGICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Communications; Goals; Intensive care; Multi disciplinary; Process improvement

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNICATION AID; DOOR COMMUNICATION CARD; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; NURSE; PHYSICIAN; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; RESIDENT; TEAMWORK;

EID: 84870844093     PISSN: 08839441     EISSN: 15578615     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2012.09.006     Document Type: Article

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