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The functions and roles of questioning during nursing handovers in specialty settings: an ethnographic study

Sascha Rixon, Sandra Braaf, Allison Williams, Danny Liew, Elizabeth Manias

Contemporary Nurse | ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD | Published : 2017

DOI: 10.1080/10376178.2016.1258316

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Danny Liew Author Medicine - Royal Melbourne Hospital

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Elizabeth Manias Author Nursing

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This work was supported by an Australian Research Council, Discovery Grant [DP1093038].

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Keywords

Male
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Nursing
Tertiary Care Centers
Adult
Patient Safety
Female
Ethnography
Science & Technology
Medication Communication
Handoffs
Continuity of Patient Care
Cultural Characteristics
Middle Aged
Australia
Errors
Shift
Nurses
Care
Communication
Patient Handoff
Humans
Quality Improvement

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