[Telephone and coordination of intensive care in hospital].

Rev Infirm

Haute école de santé Arc, Haute école spécialisée de Suisse occidentale, Espace de l'Europe 11, CH-2000 Neuchâtel, Suisse. Electronic address:

Published: February 2015

The telephone is a central tool for the coordination of care in hospitals between the general wards and intensive care. Calls are short and frequent. They concern a wide variety of issues handled in parallel with other activities. This research, carried out by a Swiss team, examines the practices of telephone communication in hospitals.

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