Communication patterns in a UK emergency department.

Maria Woloshynowych; Rachel Davis; Ruth Brown; Charles A Vincent

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Communication patterns in a UK emergency department.

October 10, 2007

Woloshynowych M, Davis R, Brown R, et al. Ann Emerg Med. 2007;50(4):407-13.

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This study observed emergency room charge nurses and discovered that interruptions and unnecessary information exchange increased their communication load and the potential for errors.

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