Non-technical skills of the operating theatre scrub nurse: Literature review

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 15-24

  Mitchell, Lucy ^a   Flin, Rhona ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cognitive; Literature review; Non technical skill; Operating theatre; Scrub nurse; Teamwork

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL ERROR; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; OPERATING ROOM PERSONNEL; REVIEW; RISK MANAGEMENT; STANDARD;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COGNITION; COMMUNICATION; DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING AUDIT; OPERATING ROOM NURSING; RISK MANAGEMENT;

EID: 45349100917     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2008.04695.x     Document Type: Review

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