Who's covering our loved ones: Surprising barriers in the sign-out process

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 205, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 77-84

  Antonoff, Mara B ^a   Berdan, Elizabeth A ^a   Kirchner, Varvara A ^a   Krosch, Tara C ^a   Holley, Christopher T ^a   Maddaus, Michael A ^a   D'Cunha, Jonathan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Continuity of patient care; Education; Handoff; Handover; Residency; Sign out; Surgery; Transition in care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE TEST; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; KNOWLEDGE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST; NURSE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERCEPTION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS CONTROL; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; RESIDENT; SIGN OUT; STUDENT T TEST;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MINNESOTA; NURSE'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PATIENT HANDOFF; PATIENT SAFETY; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84871180374     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: 18791883     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2012.05.009     Document Type: Article

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