Human Factors in the Healthcare Setting – a Pocket Guide for Clinical Instructors
A Pocket Guide for Clinical Instructors
Samenvatting
Human factors relates to the interaction of humans and technical systems. Human factors engineering analyzes tasks, considering the components in relation to a number of factors focusing particularly on human interactions and the interface between people working within systems. This book will help instructors teach the topic of human factors.
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<p>Contributors, vii</p>
<p>Foreword, viii</p>
<p>Preface, ix</p>
<p>Acknowledgements, xii</p>
<p>Contact details and further information, xiii</p>
<p>Chapter 1 Introduction to human factors in medicine, 1</p>
<p>Chapter 2 Human cognition and error, 10</p>
<p>Chapter 3 Situation awareness, 20</p>
<p>Chapter 4 Leadership and teamworking, 28</p>
<p>Chapter 5 Personality and behaviour, 36</p>
<p>Chapter 6 Communication and assertiveness, 42</p>
<p>Chapter 7 Decision making, 51</p>
<p>Chapter 8 Fatigue and stress, 61</p>
<p>Chapter 9 Key elements in communication: briefing and debriefing, 71</p>
<p>Chapter 10 Organisational culture, 79</p>
<p>Chapter 11 Guidelines, checklists and protocols, 85</p>
<p>Anthology, 91</p>
<p>Index, 97</p>

