Using best-fit interventions to improve the nursing intershift handoff process at a medical center in Lebanon

Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety

Volumn 39, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 460-467

  Younan, Lina A ^a,b   Fralic, Maryann F ^c  

^a Labib Medical Center   (Lebanon)

^b AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL HANDOVER; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEBANON; MEDICAL ERROR; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; TIME; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; ARTICLE;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICATION; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; LEBANON; MEDICAL ERRORS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PATIENT HANDOFF; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84884804085     PISSN: 15537250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1553-7250(13)39059-x     Document Type: Article

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