Distraction of clinicians by smartphones in hospitals: A concept analysis

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 71, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 2020-2030

  McBride, Deborah L ^a,b  

^a SAMUEL MERRITT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cellular phone; Communication; Concept analysis; Distraction; Interruption; Medical staff and or hospitals; Nurses; Smartphone; Tablet computers

Indexed keywords

ATTENTION; HUMAN; MEDICAL STAFF; SMARTPHONE; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ATTENTION; HUMANS; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; MODELS, THEORETICAL; SMARTPHONE;

EID: 84938746046     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jan.12674     Document Type: Article

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