Implementing bedside handover: strategies for change management.

Anne McMurray; Wendy Chaboyer; Marianne Wallis; Cathy Fetherston

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Implementing bedside handover: strategies for change management.

October 27, 2010

McMurray A, Chaboyer W, Wallis M, et al. J Clin Nurs. 2010;19(17-18):2580-9.

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This qualitative study examined strategies for successfully implementing a novel approach to nursing handoffs.

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