Transporting acutely ill patients: a framework for radiology.
Concern grew at Ms. Doherty-Simor's institution about the proper care and monitoring of inpatients traveling to the radiology department for exams after-hours and on weekends, when radiology nurses were not usually available. In this article, she reports on the findings of a special task force, proposed solutions and the resultant improvements to patient care.
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University of California, San Francisco.
D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital; D010354:Patient Escort Service / Q000592:standards*; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling; D011367:Professional Staff Committees; D011872:Radiology Department, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012308:Risk Management / Q000379:methods; D012495:San Francisco; D014187:Transportation of Patients / Q000592:standards*