Interruptions of nurses' activities and patient safety: an integrative literature review

OBJECTIVES: to identify characteristics related to the interruption of nurses in professional practice, as well as to assess the implications of interruptions for patient safety.METHOD: integrative literature review. The following databases were searched: Pubmed/Medline, LILACS, SciELO and Cochrane...

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Main Authors: Cintia Monteiro, Ariane Ferreira Machado Avelar, Mavilde da Luz Gonçalves Pedreira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2015-02-01
Series:Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-11692015000100169&lng=en&tlng=en