Standardising fast-track surgical nursing care in Denmark

British Journal of Nursing

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 471-476

  Jakobsen, Dorthe Hjort ^a   Rud, Kirsten ^a   Kehlet, Henrik ^a   Egerod, Ingrid ^a,b  

^a Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Change agents; Change management; Clinical practice guidelines; Enhanced recovery; Fast track surgery; Quality improvement; Standardisation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DENMARK; EVIDENCE BASED NURSING; HUMAN; NURSING STAFF; PERIOPERATIVE NURSING; REHABILITATION NURSING; STANDARD; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

DENMARK; EVIDENCE-BASED NURSING; HUMANS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PERIOPERATIVE NURSING; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; REHABILITATION NURSING;

EID: 84902080342     PISSN: 09660461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/bjon.2014.23.9.471     Document Type: Article

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