Interruptions in emergency department work: An observational and interview study

BMJ Quality and Safety

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 656-663

  Berg, Lena M ^a,b   Källberg, Ann Sofie ^a,c   Göransson, Katarina E ^a,b   Östergren, Jan ^a,b   Florin, Jan ^d   Ehrenberg, Anna ^d  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c FALUN HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d DALARNA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTENT ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY WARD; HUMAN; INFORMATION SEEKING; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; NURSING CARE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT CODING; PERCEPTION; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICAL NURSE; REGISTERED NURSE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; WORK; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORK EXPERIENCE; WORK INTERRUPTION;

EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT; INTERRUPTIONS; PATIENT SAFETY;

ATTENTION; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY NURSING; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MEDICAL ERRORS; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; PATIENT SAFETY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SWEDEN; TIME FACTORS; WORKFLOW;

EID: 84880888720     PISSN: 20445415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2013-001967     Document Type: Article

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