Purpose Communication failures are often at the root of adverse events for surgical patients;
however, evidence to inform best communication practice in the operating room is relatively …

torical survey of language and intercultural communication studies with a critical assessment
of past and present theory, research, and practice, as well as an insight into future directions …

Aim To evaluate operating room nurses' perception of teamwork performance and their level
of mental stress and to identify related factors. Background Little is known about the factors …

Despite the importance of teamwork in the operating room (OR), teamwork can often be
conflated with teamwork components (eg, communication, cooperation). We reviewed the …

Names: Tusting, Karin, 1973–editor. Title: The Routledge handbook of linguistic
ethnography/edited by Karin Tusting. Description: Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon; New York …

Introduction Medical error is the third leading cause of death in the United States,
contributing to suboptimal care, serious patient injury, and mortality among beneficiaries in …

Surgical procedures rely upon an array of commonplace tools, implements and materials
that mediate practice and disciplinary collaboration within the operating theatre. Substantial …

The balance of power among interprofessional healthcare teams influences their
effectiveness. In this study, the researcher assessed the factors that influence power …

This chapter describes the use of participant observation and field notes as central methods
in ethnographic research. It provides a historical perspective on the development of these …

A shared mental model is a concept from high reliability environments, like aviation, to help
teams develop collective understanding of how they will work together to safely accomplish …