Emergency department communication links and patterns.
Fairbanks RJ, Bisantz A, Sunm M. Emergency department communication links and patterns. Ann Emerg Med. 2007;50(4):396-406.
This study used link analysis techniques in observing that face-to-face communication was the most common mode among different provider types in an emergency department. The charge nurse was observed to be the center of communication while interruptions were a common event for both physicians and nurses.