Evaluation of a problem-specific SBAR tool to improve after-hours nurse-physician phone communication: A randomized trial

Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety

Volumn 39, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 495-501

  Joffe, Erel ^a   Turley, James P ^b   Hwang, Kevin O ^c   Johnson, Todd R ^a,d   Johnson, Craig W ^b   Bernstam, Elmer V ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c General Internal Medicine   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHECKLIST; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR NURSE RELATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; INTERNAL MEDICINE; MEDICAL STAFF; METHODOLOGY; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STANDARD; TELEPHONE; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS;

AFTER-HOURS CARE; CHECKLIST; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; INTERNAL MEDICINE; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PHYSICIAN-NURSE RELATIONS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; TELEPHONE;

EID: 84887897816     PISSN: 15537250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1553-7250(13)39065-5     Document Type: Article

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