Implementing a team-based daily goals sheet in a non-ICU setting.
A tool was developed to improve communication in non-intensive care unit inpatient units. This tool clarifies patient-centered goals, provides an accurate information source for each patient, and helps nurses communicate more effectively with one another and the surgical team.
Holzmueller
Christine G
CG
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Quality and Safety Research Group, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA. cholzmu1@jhmi.edu
Timmel
Joanne
J
Kent
Paula S
PS
Schulick
Richard D
RD
Pronovost
Peter J
PJ
D015142:Baltimore; D003142:Communication; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care; D005568:Forms and Records Control; D006801:Humans; D007297:Inpatients; D008499:Medical Records; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D017751:Safety Management / Q000379:methods*