Increased Nursing Participation in Multidisciplinary Rounds to Enhance Communication, Patient Safety, and Parent

Karen Dittman1, Stephanie Hughes1

  • 1Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Charlotte R. Bloomberg Children's Center, 1800 Orleans Street, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.

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