Barriers to critical thinking: Workflow interruptions and task switching among nurses

Journal of Nursing Administration

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 407-414

  Cornell, Paul ^a   Riordan, Monica ^b   Townsend Gervis, Mary ^c   Mobley, Robin ^d  

^a Healthcare Practice Transformation   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

^c Baptist Memorial Hospital DeSoto   (United States)

^d ST JUDE CHILDREN S RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; HUMAN; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; TASK PERFORMANCE; THINKING; UNITED STATES; WORK SCHEDULE; WORKFLOW; WORKLOAD;

COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; THINKING; TIME AND MOTION STUDIES; UNITED STATES; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE; WORKFLOW; WORKLOAD;

EID: 80155214497     PISSN: 00020443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NNA.0b013e31822edd42     Document Type: Article

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