Nurses discuss bedside handover and using written handover sheets

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 121-129

  Johnson, Maree ^a   Cowin, Leanne S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bedside handover handoff; Communication processes; Handoff; Information barriers; Patient handover

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL HANDOVER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; STANDARD; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT HANDOFF; PATIENT SAFETY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84872679208     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2834.2012.01438.x     Document Type: Article

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