Improving the postoperative handover process in the intensive care unit of a tertiary teaching hospital

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 25, Issue 7-8, 2016, Pages 1062-1072

  Yang, Jian Guo ^a,b   Zhang, Jun ^b  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Checklist; Patient safety; Postoperative handover; Teamwork

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CHINA; CLINICAL HANDOVER; CLINICAL PATHWAY; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TERTIARY CARE CENTER;

ADULT; AGED; CHINA; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; COMMUNICATION; CRITICAL CARE; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT HANDOFF; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; TERTIARY CARE CENTERS;

EID: 84961231154     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jocn.13115     Document Type: Article

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