Nursing handoffs: Ensuring safe passage for patients

American Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 158-162

  Halm, Margo A ^a  

^a Salem Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; CLINICAL HANDOVER; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PUBLIC RELATIONS; STANDARD;

CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; DATABASES, BIBLIOGRAPHIC; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PATIENT HANDOFF; PATIENT SAFETY;

EID: 84874986975     PISSN: 10623264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4037/ajcc2013454     Document Type: Article

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