Advancing the next generation of handover research and practice with cognitive load theory

BMJ Quality and Safety

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 66-70

  Young, John Q ^a   Wachter, Robert M ^b   Ten Cate, Olle ^c   O'Sullivan, Patricia S ^b   Irby, David M ^b  

^a DONALD AND BARBARA ZUCKER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT HOFSTRA NORTHWELL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL HANDOVER; COGNITION; COGNITIVE LOAD THEORY; HUMAN; LONG TERM MEMORY; MINDFULNESS; REVIEW; SENSORY MEMORY; VERBAL COMMUNICATION; VISUAL INFORMATION; WORKING MEMORY; WRITTEN COMMUNICATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HUMAN RELATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; QUALITY CONTROL; THEORY OF MIND;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; COGNITION; HUMANS; INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONS; PATIENT HANDOFF; PRACTICE PATTERNS, PHYSICIANS'; QUALITY CONTROL; THEORY OF MIND;

EID: 84955326148     PISSN: 20445415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2015-004181     Document Type: Review

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