Causes of near misses: perceptions of perioperative nurses.

Barbara Cohoon

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Causes of near misses: perceptions of perioperative nurses.

June 8, 2011

Cohoon B. AORN J. 2011;93(5):551-65.

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Perioperative nurses implicated communication breakdowns within teams as the primary culprit in near misses in the operating room.

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