Rules and guidelines in clinical practice: a qualitative study in operating theatres of doctors' and nurses' views.

R. McDonald

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Rules and guidelines in clinical practice: a qualitative study in operating theatres of doctors' and nurses' views.

April 6, 2011

McDonald R. Quality and Safety in Health Care. 2005;14(4).

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The authors interviewed nurses and physicians in order to understand their perspectives on using guidelines and rules to support safe care.

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