Research on nursing handoffs for medical and surgical settings: An integrative review

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 247-262

  Staggers, Nancy ^a   Blaz, Jacquelyn W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute care; Handoffs; Handovers; Medical surgical units; Nursing; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL HANDOVER; CLINICAL MEDICINE; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; COMPUTER ASSISTED THERAPY; ECONOMICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD; NURSE ADMINISTRATOR; NURSING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; REVIEW; STANDARD; SURGERY;

CLINICAL MEDICINE; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; HUMANS; MEDICAL RECORDS; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; PATIENT HANDOFF; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RESEARCH SUPPORT AS TOPIC; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 84872413393     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2012.06087.x     Document Type: Review

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