Healthcare professionals' perceptions of interprofessional teamwork in the emergency department: a critical incident study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Interprofessional teams contribute to patient safety during clinical care. However, little is known about how interprofessional teams manage and cope with critical incidents in the emergency department (ED). Therefore, the study aimed to describe healthcare professionals (HCPs) perceptions of critical incidents linked to the enablers of and barriers to interprofessional teamwork in a high-risk setting, the ED.

Methods

Individual interviews with HCPs regarding events at the ED were held during the period of May 2019-January 2020. The Critical Incident Technique approach was used to guide the interviews and the qualitative analysis. Data were analyzed inductively using qualitative content analysis.

Results

Interview participants (n = 28) included 7 physicians

SUBMITTER: Milton J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9287907 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature