Human factors in the healthcare setting
Subtitle: a pocket guide for clinical instructors
By: Advanced Life Support Group
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell/BMJ Books
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Chichester, West Sussex
Language: eng
Number of pages: 120
ISBN-13: 9781118339701
Subjects: Patient Safety; Psychological Stress; Communication; Medical Errors; Standards; Cognition; Prevention & control; Patient Care Team; Decision Making
Description: p. ; cm
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction to human factors in medicine; title: Human cognition and error; title: Situation awareness; title: Leadership and teamworking; title: Personality and behaviour; title: Communication and awareness; title: Decision-making; title: Fatigue and stress; title: Key elements in communication : briefing and debriefing; title: Organisational culture; title: Guidelines, checklists and protocols.