Examining the feasibility and utility of an SBAR protocol in long-term care

Geriatric Nursing

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 295-301

  Renz, Susan M ^a   Boltz, Marie P ^b   Wagner, Laura M ^c   Capezuti, Elizabeth A ^b   Lawrence, Thomas E ^d  

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

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d Main Line Health Heart Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Interprofessional communication; Nursing home quality; SBAR

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; FEASIBILITY STUDY; INTERPROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION; LONG TERM CARE; NURSING HOME QUALITY; SBAR;

INTERPROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION; NURSING HOME QUALITY; SBAR;

CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; LONG-TERM CARE;

EID: 84881027364     PISSN: 01974572     EISSN: 15283984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2013.04.010     Document Type: Article

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