Perspectives of clinical handover processes: A multi-site survey across different health professionals

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 25, Issue 1-2, 2016, Pages 80-91

  Manias, Elizabeth ^a,b,c   Geddes, Fiona ^d   Watson, Bernadette ^e   Jones, Dorothy ^d   Della, Phillip ^d  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b THE UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adverse events; Clinical handover; Clinical improvement; Communication; Health professional disciplines; Survey

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL HANDOVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUSTRALIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT HANDOFF; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84955648872     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jocn.12986     Document Type: Article

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