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Interprofessional collaboration among junior doctors and nurses in the hospital setting

Interprofessional collaboration among junior doctors and nurses in the hospital setting

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Submitted by National Center... on Mar 14, 2014 - 11:14am CDT

OBJECTIVES:

Evidence suggests that doctors and nurses do not always work collaboratively in health care settings and that this contributes to suboptimal patient care. However, there is little information on interprofessional collaboration (IPC) among new medical and nursing graduates working together for the first time in a multidisciplinary health care team. Our aim was to understand the nature of the interactions, activities and issues affecting these new graduates in order to inform interventions to improve IPC in this context.

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Retrospective case report: evaluation of pain in a child with pervasive developmental disorder

Retrospective case report: evaluation of pain in a child with pervasive developmental disorder

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Submitted by National Center... on Mar 14, 2014 - 11:14am CDT

PURPOSE: To describe how a nurse and a physical therapist in an interprofessional (IP) school-based clinic collaborated to meet the needs of a child with pervasive developmental disorder-not otherwise specified, with atypical classroom behaviors and declining student performance.

SUMMARY: The IP team sought answers for atypical classroom behaviors with declining student performance. Student sensory perceptions masked and delayed the ability to recognize infection.

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Enacting 'team' and 'teamwork': using Goffman's theory of impression management to illuminate interprofessional practice on hospital wards

Enacting 'team' and 'teamwork': using Goffman's theory of impression management to illuminate interprofessional practice on hospital wards

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Submitted by National Center... on Mar 14, 2014 - 11:14am CDT

Interprofessional teamwork is widely advocated in health and social care policies. However, the theoretical literature is rarely employed to help understand the nature of collaborative relations in action or to critique normative discourses of teamworking. This paper draws upon Goffman's (1963) theory of impression management, modified by Sinclair (1997), to explore how professionals 'present' themselves when interacting on hospital wards and also how they employ front stage and backstage settings in their collaborative work.

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Communication barriers to patient education in cardiac inpatient care: a qualitative study of multiple perspectives

Communication barriers to patient education in cardiac inpatient care: a qualitative study of multiple perspectives

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Submitted by National Center... on Mar 14, 2014 - 11:14am CDT

Growing evidence in a variety of health-care settings supports the need to strengthen nurse-physician communication and interprofessional collaboration to optimize patient-health outcomes. The objective of this study is to explore communication barriers from the perspective of nurses themselves, as well as physicians, patients and families in a hospital-based cardiac care setting. Qualitative analysis of individual interviews with 35 participants was taken in two hospitals in Tehran, Iran.

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Building capacity in Australian interprofessional health education: perspectives from key health and higher education stakeholders

Building capacity in Australian interprofessional health education: perspectives from key health and higher education stakeholders

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Submitted by National Center... on Mar 14, 2014 - 11:14am CDT

OBJECTIVE:

A substantial literature engaging with the directions and experiences of stakeholders involved in interprofessional health education exists at the international level, yet almost nothing has been published that documents and analyses the Australian experience. Accordingly, this study aimed to scope the experiences of key stakeholders in health and higher education in relation to the development of interprofessional practice capabilities in health graduates in Australia.

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New nurses' experience of their role within interprofessional health care teams in mental health

New nurses' experience of their role within interprofessional health care teams in mental health

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Submitted by National Center... on Mar 14, 2014 - 11:14am CDT

This qualitative study explored new nurses' experience of their role within interprofessional health care teams in a mental health organization in Canada. Semistructured interviews were conducted with 10 nurses. Content analysis revealed two main themes, namely, adopting a passive role to learn how to fit in and engaging in an active role to impact on patient care. Establishing credibility and building trust were central to the new nurses' transition from a passive to a more active role. Interpersonal and organizational factors contributed to the transition.

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What do midwives think about interprofessional working and learning?.

What do midwives think about interprofessional working and learning?.

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Submitted by National Center... on Mar 14, 2014 - 11:14am CDT

OBJECTIVE: This study describes the views of midwives and educators regarding interprofessional working and learning within midwifery care.

DESIGN: Qualitative methods using semi-structured interviews and focus groups.

PARTICIPANTS: 39 participants, drawn from three participant groups--midwifery educators, newly qualified midwives and Heads of Midwifery--from four university sites throughout the U.K. took part in the research.

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The role of nurse practitioners in hospital settings: implications for interprofessional practice

The role of nurse practitioners in hospital settings: implications for interprofessional practice

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Submitted by National Center... on Mar 14, 2014 - 11:14am CDT

Expansion of the nurse practitioner (NP) role worldwide indicates a need to understand how the role functions in interprofessional healthcare teams. Through the adoption of a mixed methods approach that gathered on-site tracking and observation, self-recorded logs of consultations and focus group interviews of team members and NPs, we describe the extent of role activity and the nature of interprofessional practices of 46 NPs and their team members in nine hospital sites across the province of Ontario, Canada.

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Collaboration across private and public sector primary health care services: benefits, costs and policy implications

Collaboration across private and public sector primary health care services: benefits, costs and policy implications

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Ongoing care for chronic conditions is best provided by interprofessional teams. There are challenges in achieving this where teams cross organisational boundaries. This article explores the influence of organisational factors on collaboration between private and public sector primary and community health services involved in diabetes care. It involved a case study using qualitative methods. Forty-five participants from 20 organisations were purposively recruited. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and from content analysis of documents.

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