title: Implementing a team-based daily goals sheet in a non-ICU setting.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Quality and Safety Research Group, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA. cholzmu1@jhmi.edu
authors.forename: Christine G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Holzmueller
authors.forename: Joanne
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Timmel
authors.forename: Paula S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Kent
authors.forename: Richard D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Schulick
authors.forename: Peter J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Pronovost
mesh_terms: 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*