Improving patient safety and communication through care rounds in a pediatric oncology outpatient clinic.

Colleen A Blough; Jo M Walrath

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Improving patient safety and communication through care rounds in a pediatric oncology outpatient clinic.

March 28, 2007

Blough CA, Walrath JM. J Nurs Care Qual. 2007;22(2):159-63.

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The authors describe the implementation of daily care rounds. Surveys revealed that staff thought these rounds improved communication and patient safety.

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