Bedside handover enhances completion of nursing care and documentation

Journal of Nursing Care Quality

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 217-225

  Kerr, Debra ^a   Lu, Sai ^a   McKinlay, Louise ^b  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Western Health   (Australia)

Author keywords

bedside handover; clinical handover; communication; documentation; handoff; nursing handover; nursing shift report; quality improvement

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL HANDOVER; DOCUMENTATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE;

DOCUMENTATION; HUMANS; NURSING RECORDS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PATIENT HANDOFF; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE;

EID: 84880226957     PISSN: 10573631     EISSN: 15505065     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NCQ.0b013e31828aa6e0     Document Type: Article

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