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Purpose Timely and reliable communication between nurses and physicians is imperative for patient safety. At our hospital, communication was widely variable, with nurses paging personal devices, searching workstations, and/or looking… Click to show full abstract
Purpose Timely and reliable communication between nurses and physicians is imperative for patient safety. At our hospital, communication was widely variable, with nurses paging personal devices, searching workstations, and/or looking through hallways to reach physicians. We assembled a multidisciplinary team of nurses, residents, and attending physicians to implement a consistent, dependable communication method. We identified an underutilized tool within the Cerner electronic medical record, CORES, which allows a …
Journal Title: Pediatrics
Year Published: 2018
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