Collecting data in the operating department: Issues in observational methodology

Intensive and Critical Care Nursing

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 288-297

  McGarvey, Helen E ^a   Chambers, Mary G A ^a   Boore, Jennifer R P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; OBSERVATION; OPERATING ROOM PERSONNEL; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WORK;

DATA COLLECTION; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; JOB DESCRIPTION; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; OBSERVATION; OPERATING ROOM NURSING; RESEARCH DESIGN; RESEARCH PERSONNEL;

EID: 0033206108     PISSN: 09643397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/iccn.1999.1442     Document Type: Article

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