Implementing handoff communication.

Katherine B. Ardoin; Lisa Broussard

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Implementing handoff communication.

June 15, 2011

Ardoin KB, Broussard L. J Nurses Staff Dev. 2011;27(3):128-35.

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This commentary describes how one hospital implemented the SBAR tool to address communication concerns.

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