Differences in Attentional Strategies by Novice and Experienced Operating Theatre Scrub Nurses

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 233-246

  Koh, Ranieri Y I ^a   Park, Taezoon ^b   Wickens, Christopher D ^c   Ong, Lay Teng ^d   Chia, Soon Noi ^d  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^d KK WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Attention allocation; Experience; Interruption; Scrub nurse; SEEV model

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EYE MOVEMENT; HUMAN; NURSING STAFF; OPERATING ROOM; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; ATTENTION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EYE MOVEMENTS; HUMANS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; OPERATING ROOMS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; WORKLOAD;

EID: 80053655316     PISSN: 1076898X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0025171     Document Type: Article

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