Longitudinal team training programme in a Norwegian surgical ward: a qualitative study of nurses' and physicians' experiences with teamwork skills.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Teamwork and interprofessional team training are fundamental to ensuring the continuity of care and high-quality outcomes for patients in a complex clinical environment. Team Strategies and Tools to Enhance Performance and Patient Safety (TeamSTEPPS) is an evidence-based team training programme intended to facilitate healthcare professionals' teamwork skills. The aim of this study is to describe healthcare professionals' experiences with teamwork in a surgical ward before and during the implementation of a longitudinal interprofessional team training programme.

Design

A qualitative descriptive study based on follow-up focus group interviews.

Setting

A combined gastrointestinal surgery and urology ward at a hospital division in a Norwegian hospital trust.

SUBMITTER: Ballangrud R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7348475 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature