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October 25, 2021Journal of Nursing ResearchOpen Access

Development and Evaluation of a Teamwork Improvement Program for Perioperative Patient Safety

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Why the study?

Previous research on teamwork training largely addressed general healthcare settings and interdisciplinary teams, rarely considering operative settings and nursing teamwork.

Does a teamwork improvement program improve teamwork competencies and reduce surgical nursing errors in perioperative nurses?

Population

60 perioperative nurses at two operating centers in a tertiary hospital in South Korea

Comparison

Teamwork improvement program vs control group

Design

Quasi-experimental study

Follow-up

4-week period

Authors

SAShinae AhnNLNam‐Ju Lee

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Overview

May improve perioperative nurses' teamwork knowledge and attitudes without reducing errors; hypothesis-generating for training efficacy.

Structured PICO

Does a teamwork improvement program improve teamwork competencies and reduce surgical nursing errors in perioperative nurses?

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Population
60 perioperative nurses at two operating centers in a tertiary hospital in South Korea (28 in cancer operating center, 32 in main operating center)
I
Intervention
Teamwork improvement program based on teamwork competencies focused on perioperative nursing practice (4 sessions over 2 weeks)
C
Comparator
Control group (nurses from the main operating center receiving standard practice)
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Outcome
Teamwork knowledge, teamwork attitudes, communication self-efficacy, and teamwork skills and behaviors measured via self-report questionnairepatient reported

A teamwork improvement program for perioperative nurses significantly improved teamwork competencies but did not reduce surgical nursing errors within a 4-week period.

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Ahn et al. (2021) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a3239b1ddc7ffcb4ccc230ahttps://doi.org/10.1097/jnr.0000000000000460
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