Nurses rate first, surgeons last in OR teamwork
Ambulatory Safety Monitor, May 5, 2006
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Surgeons exhibit the lowest level of teamwork and nurses the highest in the operating room (OR) according to a survey measuring attitudes toward the work environment appearing in the May issues of the Annals of Surgery and the Journal of the American College of Surgeons.
Only 65% of OR personnel thought surgeons exhibited a high or very high level of teamwork compared to 84% for general surgical nurses and 85% for certified registered nurse anesthetists. Anesthesiologist rated third at 79%.
The survey, called the "Safety Attitudes Questionnaire," was adapted from an airline industry questionnaire and applied to the healthcare environment. Researchers concluded that the questionnaire can be used to measure teamwork and "evaluate interventions aimed at improving patient safety."
Click here to read an abstract of the report.
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