Learning medical alarms whilst performing other tasks

Ergonomics

Volumn 56, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1400-1417

  Edworthy, Judy ^a   Meredith, Christina ^b   Hellier, Elizabeth ^a   Rose, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

alarms; learning; task sharing

Indexed keywords

ALARMS; CLINICAL ENVIRONMENTS; COGNITIVE DEMANDS; EXPOSED TO; LEARNING; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; SECONDARY TASKS; TASK SHARING;

INTENSIVE CARE UNITS;

ALARM SYSTEMS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; AUDITORY STIMULATION; AWARENESS; DRUG THERAPY; FEMALE; HEARING; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; OBSERVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORKLOAD; YOUNG ADULT;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; AWARENESS; COMMUNICATION; CUES; DRUG THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; OBSERVATION; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; WORKLOAD; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84885063203     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140139.2013.819448     Document Type: Article

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