Evaluation of the Scrub Practitioners' List of Intraoperative Non-Technical Skills (SPLINTS) system

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 201-211

  Mitchell, Lucy ^a   Flin, Rhona ^a   Yule, Steven ^a   Mitchell, Janet ^b   Coutts, Kathy ^c   Youngson, George ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b ABERDEEN ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL ABERDEEN CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assessment; Non technical skill; Nurse; Operating theatre; Rating; Scrub nurse; Scrub practitioner; Training

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHECKLIST; CLINICAL TRIAL; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; MALE; MEDICAL ERROR; METHODOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; OPERATING ROOM PERSONNEL; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOMETRY; PUBLIC RELATIONS; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD; TASK PERFORMANCE; UNITED KINGDOM; VALIDATION STUDY; VIDEORECORDING;

CHECKLIST; EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MEDICAL ERRORS; OPERATING ROOM NURSING; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SCOTLAND; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 84856375777     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2011.08.012     Document Type: Article

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