Implementing a team-based daily goals sheet in a non-ICU setting

Christine G Holzmueller; Joanne Timmel; Paula S Kent; Richard D Schulick; Peter J Pronovost

doi:10.1016/s1553-7250(09)35054-0

Implementing a team-based daily goals sheet in a non-ICU setting

Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2009 Jul;35(7):384-8, 341. doi: 10.1016/s1553-7250(09)35054-0.

Authors

Christine G Holzmueller¹, Joanne Timmel, Paula S Kent, Richard D Schulick, Peter J Pronovost

Affiliation

¹ Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Quality and Safety Research Group, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA. cholzmu1@jhmi.edu

PMID: 19634807
DOI: 10.1016/s1553-7250(09)35054-0

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.

MeSH terms

Baltimore
Communication*
Continuity of Patient Care*
Forms and Records Control
Humans
Inpatients
Medical Records*
Patient Care Planning*
Patient Care Team / organization & administration*
Pilot Projects
Safety Management / methods*