Implementation of the Josie King Care Journal in a pediatric intensive care unit: a quality improvement project.

Kathleen Turner; Karen Frush; Rémi M Hueckel; Michael Relf V; Deirdre Thornlow; Mary T Champagne

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Implementation of the Josie King Care Journal in a pediatric intensive care unit: a quality improvement project.

November 21, 2012

Turner K, Frush K, Hueckel RM, et al. J Nurs Care Qual. 2013;28(3):257-64.

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The Josie King Care Journal is a tool intended to improve communication between the health care team and families of hospitalized children. This study reports on the implementation of the journal in a pediatric intensive care unit. Use of the tool was associated with perceived improvements in communication by both clinicians and parents.

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