Reducing patient clinical management errors using structured content and electronic nursing handover

Journal of Nursing Care Quality

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 245-253

  Johnson, Maree ^a,b,c   Sanchez, Paula ^a,b   Zheng, Catherine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Ingham Institute   (United Kingdom)

^c AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Handoff; Handover; Information systems; Patient safety

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL HANDOVER; ERROR; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; PATIENT INFORMATION; PRETEST POSTTEST DESIGN; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM; MEDICAL ERROR; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; SAFETY; STANDARDS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; PATIENT HANDOFF; PATIENT TRANSFER; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT, BIOMEDICAL;

EID: 84954544646     PISSN: 10573631     EISSN: 15505065     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NCQ.0000000000000167     Document Type: Article

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