Orienting frames and private routines: the role of cultural process in critical care safety.

Brian Hazlehurst; Carmit McMullen

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Orienting frames and private routines: the role of cultural process in critical care safety.

August 16, 2006

Hazlehurst B, McMullen C. Int J Med Inform. 2007;76 Suppl 1:S129-35.

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The authors interviewed nurses to explore the cultural practices and norms that promote patient safety in the intensive care unit.

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