The Daily Plan: including patients for safety's sake.

Beth J. King; Peter D. Mills; Amanda M. Fore; Cheryl Mitchell

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The Daily Plan: including patients for safety's sake.

April 11, 2012

King BJ, Mills PD, Fore AM, et al. Nurs Manage. 2012;43(3):15-8.

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This study reports on an intervention to engage hospitalized patients in safety by creating a daily plan that their bedside nurse reviewed with them. Patients felt the daily plan improved their understanding of their care and helped them identify discrepancies in the care plan.

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