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Flowchart
Flowchart depicts relationships between:
- Technology: automation surprises, malfunctions
- Organizational factors: interruptions, shift
- Individual (nurse or patient): patient in isolation
- Environment: where tasks completed, lighting, noise
Notes:
Automation surprises—unexpected or unpredictable responses by technology (Handbook HF)
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