Using goal setting task clarification, and feedback to increase the use of the hands-free technique by hospital operating room staff

Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 673-677

  Cunningham, Thomas R ^a,b   Austin, John ^a  

^a WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Feedback; Goal setting; Injury reduction; Organizational behavior management; Surgical procedures; Task clarification

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EDUCATION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OPERATING ROOM;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADULT; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PATIENT-TO-PROFESSIONAL; FEEDBACK; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GOALS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; OPERATING ROOMS;

EID: 38849196862     PISSN: 00218855     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1901/jaba.2007.673-677     Document Type: Article

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