None of Us Is as Smart as All of Us

None of Us Is As Smart As All of Us

Dr. Parker is Director of Research and Academic Affairs at the National Center for Human Factors in Healthcare (MedStar Health) in Washington, DC. Her research focuses on human factors and applied psychology, with an emphasis on understanding team performance in high-risk healthcare settings. Dr. Parker is currently an AHRQ postdoctoral fellow, researching team coordination during trauma resusc...

Concussion is confusing us all

It is time to stop using the term concussion as it has no clear definition and no pathological meaning. This confusion is increasingly problematic as the management of 'concussed' individuals is a pressing concern. Historically, it has been used to describe patients briefly disabled following a head injury, with the assumption that this was due to a transient disorder of brain function without ...

When None of Us Perform Better than All of Us Together: The Role of Analogical Decision Rules in Groups

During social interactions, groups develop collective competencies that (ideally) should assist groups to outperform average standalone individual members (weak cognitive synergy) or the best performing member in the group (strong cognitive synergy). In two experimental studies we manipulate the type of decision rule used in group decision-making (identify the best vs. collaborative), and the w...

US nurse's experience is a warning for us all.

American nurse Lynda Arnold, who became HIV positive following a needlestick injury, spoke at the recent RCN Congress (News April 12). Her lecture brought home the importance of the use of gloves and good practice, but also the need to report all incidents, and the need for policies being in place and available to all staff. If, as suggested, 60 per cent of needlestick injuries are not reported...

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