What does nursing teamwork look like? A qualitative study.

Beatrice J Kalisch; Sallie J Weaver; Eduardo Salas

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What does nursing teamwork look like? A qualitative study.

May 6, 2009

Kalisch BJ, Weaver SJ, Salas E. J Nurs Care Qual. 2009;24(4):298-307.

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This study used focus groups to develop a framework for understanding how nurses work in teams with a view toward developing teamwork training strategies for nurses.

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