Relation between Nurse-Nurse Collaboration And Missed Nursing Care Among Intensive Care Nurses

Effective collaboration among nurses and within organizations has been reported as an essential element to provide safe and effective therapeutic environment for patients.Therefore, the aim of this study was to explore the relation between nurse-nurse collaboration and missed nursing care among intensive care nurses.Descriptive correlational study design was used.Three tools were used to collect data; demographic data sheet, Nurse-Nurse Collaboration scale, and Missed Nursing Care Questionnaire.216 nurse were selected randomly from ICUs of Zagazig University hospital and Ain Shams University Specialized Hospital, Egypt.The results revealed that the highest percentage of the studied nurses had satisfactory level in all nurse-nurse collaboration subscales, 70.4% of the studied nurses most frequently missed nursing care related to patient assessment.While, 63.9 % most frequently missed nursing care related to medication administration.The significant reasons of missed nursing care as reported by nurses were inadequate nursing, number and condition of patient, and unavailability of medications when needed.Statistical significant negative correlation between all nurse-nurse collaboration subscales and missed nursing care was detected.The study recommended that hospital managers and nurse educators should develop educational programs that focus on creating innovative opportunities for nurses to learn about intra-professional collaboration in the practice setting.