Situational awareness what it means for clinicians, its recognition and importance in patient safety. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

Situational awareness what it means for clinicians, its recognition and importance in patient safety. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

• Review
 
• Published July 2016

Situational awareness—what it means for clinicians, its recognition and importance in patient safety.

Green B, Parry D, Oeppen RS, Plint S, Dale T, Brennan PA. Oral Dis. 2016 Jul 22; [Epub ahead of print].

Situational awareness during critical incidents is a key component of teamwork. This review spotlights the importance of situational awareness in health care and provides information about how to assess and develop it in individual clinicians and among team members.

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