Avoiding handover fumbles: A controlled trial of a structured handover tool versus traditional handover methods

BMJ Quality and Safety

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 925-932

  Payne, Christina E ^a   Stein, Jason M ^a   Leong, Traci ^a   Dressler, Daniel D ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL HANDOVER; CLINICAL PRACTICE; INTERNAL MEDICINE; PATIENT CARE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT TRANSPORT; STANDARDS;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNICATION; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT HANDOFF; PATIENT TRANSFER; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS;

EID: 84871938913     PISSN: 20445415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2011-000308     Document Type: Article

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