Formative evaluation of the video reflexive ethnography method, as applied to the physician–nurse dyad.

Milisa Manojlovich; Richard M. Frankel; Molly Harrod; Alaa Heshmati; Timothy P. Hofer; Elizabeth Umberfield; Sarah L. Krein

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Formative evaluation of the video reflexive ethnography method, as applied to the physician–nurse dyad.

February 6, 2019

Manojlovich M, Frankel RM, Harrod M, et al. BMJ Qual Saf. 2019;28(2):160-166.

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Researchers describe the use of video reflexive ethnography to improve communication between physicians and nurses during rounds at a single academic medical center. They conclude that video reflexive ethnography is feasible and may have the potential to improve communication between physicians and nurses.

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