Impact of a modified nursing handover model for improving nursing care and documentation in the emergency department: A pre- and post-implementation study

International Journal of Nursing Practice

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 89-97

  Kerr, Debra ^a   Klim, Sharon ^b   Kelly, Anne Maree ^b   Mccann, Terence ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b WESTERN HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Documentation; ED nursing; Nursing handover; Patient safety; Quality improvement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CLINICAL HANDOVER; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL EMERGENCY SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODEL; NURSING CARE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS; VICTORIA;

ADULT; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, NURSING; NURSING CARE; PATIENT HANDOFF; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; VICTORIA;

EID: 84958896471     PISSN: 13227114     EISSN: 1440172X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ijn.12365     Document Type: Article

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