Mixed methods evaluation of a quality improvement and audit tool for nurse-to-nurse bedside clinical handover in ward settings

Applied Nursing Research

Volumn 40, Issue , 2018, Pages 80-89

  Redley, Bernice ^a   Waugh, Rachael ^b  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b EPWORTH HEALTHCARE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Audit; Handover; Improvement; Nurse; Quality; Reliability; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL AUDIT; CLINICAL HANDOVER; EVALUATION STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REPRODUCIBILITY; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL AUDIT; FEMALE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING CARE; PATIENT HANDOFF; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 85040450383     PISSN: 08971897     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apnr.2017.12.013     Document Type: Article

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