Differences in nurse and surgeon perceptions of teamwork: Implications for use of a briefing checklist in the OR

AORN Journal

Volumn 91, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 722-729

  Carney, Brian T ^a   West, Priscilla ^a   Neily, Julia ^a   Mills, Peter D ^a,b   Bagian, James P ^c,d,e  

^a VA National Center for Patient Safety Field Office   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c VA National Center for Patient Safety   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

^e Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication; Crew resource management; Safety culture; Team training

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHECKLIST; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COOPERATION; DOCTOR NURSE RELATION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STAFF; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; OPERATING ROOM PERSONNEL; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAFETY; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHECKLIST; COMMUNICATION; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; OPERATING ROOM NURSING; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; PHYSICIAN-NURSE RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; TEACHING ROUNDS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 77954836425     PISSN: 00012092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aorn.2009.11.066     Document Type: Article

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