Why isn't 'time out' being implemented? An exploratory study

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 103-106

  Gillespie, Brigid M ^a   Chaboyer, Wendy ^a   Wallis, Marianne ^b   Fenwick, Clare ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b GOLD COAST HOSPITAL AND HEALTH SERVICE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; OPERATING ROOM; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; SYSTEM ANALYSIS;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNICATION; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; OPERATING ROOMS; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

EID: 77950388512     PISSN: 14753898     EISSN: 14753901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qshc.2008.030593     Document Type: Article

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