Interruptions in clinical nursing practice

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 23, Issue 9-10, 2014, Pages 1274-1282

  Sørensen, Erik E ^a   Brahe, Liselotte ^b  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Clinical nursing practice; Ethnography; Interruptions; Patient safety; Seeing the big picture

Indexed keywords

ADULT; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; JOB SATISFACTION; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE ATTITUDE; PATIENT SAFETY; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; DENMARK; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE'S ROLE; PATIENT SAFETY; WORKLOAD;

EID: 84898456917     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jocn.12329     Document Type: Article

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