Going blank: Factors contributing to interruptions to nurses' work and related outcomes

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1040-1047

  Hall, Linda Mcgillis ^a   Ferguson Paré, Mary ^b   Peter, Elizabeth ^a   White, Debbie ^c   Besner, Jeanne ^d   Chisholm, Anne ^e   Ferris, Ella ^f   Fryers, Marla ^g   Macleod, Martha ^h   Mildon, Barb ⁱ   Pedersen, Cheryl ^a   Hemingway, Aislinn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^d ALBERTA HEALTH SERVICES   (Canada)

^e Prince George Regional Hospital   (Canada)

^f ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^g TORONTO EAST GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^h UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

ⁱ Fraser Health   (Canada)

Author keywords

Interdisciplinary team relationships; Interruptions; Outcomes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CLINICAL TRIAL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MULTICENTER STUDY; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TASK PERFORMANCE; TIME MANAGEMENT; WORKLOAD;

EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; ONTARIO; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TIME MANAGEMENT; WORKLOAD;

EID: 78649404974     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2834.2010.01166.x     Document Type: Article

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