Improving perceptions of teamwork climate with the veterans health administration medical team training program

American Journal of Medical Quality

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 480-484

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

^a VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

communication; crew resource management; culture; surgery; team training

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COOPERATION; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL STAFF; NURSING STAFF; OPERATING ROOM; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNICATION; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; OPERATING ROOMS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PERCEPTION; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS;

EID: 80455128935     PISSN: 10628606     EISSN: 1555824X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1062860611401653     Document Type: Article

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