Improving shift report focus and consistency with the situation, background, assessment, recommendation protocol

Journal of Nursing Administration

Volumn 43, Issue 7-8, 2013, Pages 422-428

  Cornell, Paul ^a   Gervis, Mary Townsend ^b   Yates, Lauren ^b   Vardaman, James M ^c  

^a Healthcare Practice Transformation   (United States)

^b Baptist Memorial Healthcare   (United States)

^c MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL HANDOVER; EDUCATION; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; STANDARD; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PATIENT HANDOFF; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84881524805     PISSN: 00020443     EISSN: 15390721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NNA.0b013e31829d6303     Document Type: Article

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