TY - JOUR
T1 - Understanding the Cognitive Work of Nursing in the Acute Care Environment
AU - Potter, Patricia
AU - Wolf, Laurie
AU - Boxerman, Stuart
AU - Grayson, Deborah
AU - Sledge, Jennifer
AU - Dunagan, Clay
AU - Evanoff, Bradley
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 2005
Y1 - 2005
N2 - To combine human factors engineering techniques with qualitative observation of nurses in practice to analyze the nature of nurses' cognitive work and how environmental factors create disruptions that pose risks for medical errors. Few researchers have examined the nature of nurses' cognitive work while in practice with patients. Researchers have described the broad range of thinking processes required in the acute care work setting, but have failed to examine how such processes are conducted and influenced by the complex care environment. A combined research methodology enables researchers to better understand how the nursing process becomes disrupted and the potential influence of this disruption on the safe and effective care of patients. An ethnographic study, using mixed-methodological approaches, involved 7 staff registered nurses. The quantitative and qualitative data collection included field observation and summarative interviews.
AB - To combine human factors engineering techniques with qualitative observation of nurses in practice to analyze the nature of nurses' cognitive work and how environmental factors create disruptions that pose risks for medical errors. Few researchers have examined the nature of nurses' cognitive work while in practice with patients. Researchers have described the broad range of thinking processes required in the acute care work setting, but have failed to examine how such processes are conducted and influenced by the complex care environment. A combined research methodology enables researchers to better understand how the nursing process becomes disrupted and the potential influence of this disruption on the safe and effective care of patients. An ethnographic study, using mixed-methodological approaches, involved 7 staff registered nurses. The quantitative and qualitative data collection included field observation and summarative interviews.
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U2 - 10.1097/00005110-200507000-00004
DO - 10.1097/00005110-200507000-00004
M3 - Article
C2 - 16077274
AN - SCOPUS:23644444139
SN - 0002-0443
VL - 35
SP - 327
EP - 335
JO - Journal of Nursing Administration
JF - Journal of Nursing Administration
IS - 7
ER -