Pre-procedures: make a list and check it twice

Nurs Manage. 2003 Nov;34(11):45-7. doi: 10.1097/00006247-200311000-00017.

Abstract

Review how one facility updated its pre-procedure checklist for transferring patients from the telemetry unit to the cardiovascular laboratory.

MeSH terms

  • Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / nursing*
  • Cardiac Catheterization / nursing*
  • Critical Care / standards*
  • Humans
  • Nurse's Role
  • Nursing Records / standards*
  • Patient Transfer / standards*
  • Practice Guidelines as Topic
  • Preoperative Care / nursing*
  • Preoperative Care / standards