Nurses' perceptions and experiences of communication in the operating theatre: A focus group interview

BMC Nursing

Volumn 5, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Nestel, Debra ^a   Kidd, Jane ^b  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMUNICATION SKILL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GROUP DYNAMICS; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; NURSE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING EDUCATION; OPERATING ROOM;

EID: 33644886931     PISSN: 14726955     EISSN: 14726955     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6955-5-1     Document Type: Article

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