In the context of clinical practice, situational awareness refers to conscious awareness
(knowledge), which is a mental model of a given clinical situation in terms of its elements …

In dynamic, high-risk environments such as the modern operating theatre, healthcare
providers are required to identify a multitude of signals correctly and in time. Errors resulting …

Improving nurses' situation awareness skills would likely improve patient status recognition
and prevent adverse events. Technologies such as electronic health record dashboards can …

The objective of this study is to determine the effects of environmental factors on physician
situation awareness (SA) in an emergency department (ED) setting. An objective method of …

Background: Nontechnical skills have an impact on health care outcomes and improve
patient safety. Situation awareness is core with the view that an understanding of the …

Non-technical skills (NTS) are gaining increasing prominence within the field of emergency
medicine. Situational awareness (SA), one key component of NTS, is a key skill for …

Medicine and healthcare can rightly be considered as High Reliability Organization (HRO)
when it strives to promote and maintain reproducible and safe outcomes for all patients …

Anesthesia is a health care specialty fraught with high workload demands, including
stressful work environments, increased production pressure, work areas with many …

Human factors play a significant part in clinical error. Situational awareness (SA) means
being aware of one's surroundings, comprehending the present situation, and being able to …

Situation awareness describes an individual's perception, comprehension and subsequent
projection of what is going on in the environment around them. The concept of situation …