Inter-professional clinical handover in postanaesthetic care units: Tools to improve quality and safety

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 573-579

  Redley, Bernice ^a   Bucknall, Tracey K ^a   Evans, Sue ^b   Botti, Mari ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia; Audit; Health care; Quality assurance; Risk management; Safety; Standards

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; CHECKLIST; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL HANDOVER; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONNECT OBSERVE LISTEN DELEGATE; CONTENT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INTER PROFESSIONAL CLINICAL HANDOVER; INTER PROFESSIONAL INTERACTION; ISOBAR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NURSE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT INFORMATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PERCEPTION; POST ANESTHETIC CARE UNIT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PROCESS DESIGN; RESPONSIBILITY; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL INTERACTION; TERTIARY CARE CENTER; VERBAL COMMUNICATION; VERBAL COMMUNICATION TOOL; WARD; WORK ENVIRONMENT; ANESTHESIOLOGY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; OBSERVATION; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; STANDARDS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

ANESTHESIOLOGY; CHECKLIST; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; OBSERVATION; PATIENT HANDOFF; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT TRANSFER; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT;

EID: 85014447833     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: 14643677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzw073     Document Type: Article

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