What's my line? A narrative review and synthesis of the literature on Registered Nurses' communication behaviours between shifts

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 70, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1228-1242

  Kitson, Alison L ^a   Muntlin Athlin, Åsa ^a,b   Elliott, Janice ^a   Cant, Megan L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Communication behaviours across shifts; Narrative review and synthesis; Nursing handover

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL HANDOVER; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING PROCESS; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBLIC RELATIONS; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNICATION; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING PROCESS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PATIENT HANDOFF; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84898845540     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jan.12321     Document Type: Article

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