Crew resource management: applications in healthcare organizations.

Mary David Oriol

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Crew resource management: applications in healthcare organizations.

September 27, 2006

Oriol MD. J Nurs Adm. 2006;36(9):402-406.

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The author describes the principles of crew resource management training and discusses how it can be used in health care.

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