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Using Goal Setting, Task Clarification, and Feedback to Increase the Use of the Hands-Free Technique by Hospital Operating Room Staff
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Cunningham, Thomas R.; Austin, John – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2007
We evaluated the effects of a behavioral treatment on the safe passing of sharp instruments using the hands-free technique among hospital operating room personnel during surgical procedures. Treatment consisted of participative goal setting, task clarification, and feedback. The average percentage of sharp instruments passed safely increased from…
Descriptors: Goal Orientation, Feedback (Response), Occupational Safety and Health, Behavior Modification