Abstract

Teamwork and communication between healthcare workers are vital for patient safety in the high-risk environment of health care. The purpose of this descriptive study was to measure the teamwork among members of the rapid response team (RRT) to design teamwork communication training for team members. Data were collected via live observation of RRT events and from RRT team member ratings of teamwork during events.

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Authors

Beebe P, Bawel-Brinkley K, O'Leary-Kelley C

Institution

Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, San Jose, California 95128, USA. patricia.beebe@hhs.sccgov.org

Source

Journal for nurses in staff development : JNSD : official journal of the National Nursing Staff Development Organization 28:4 2012 Jul pg 191-7

MeSH

Academic Medical Centers
Clinical Competence
Cooperative Behavior
Emergency Service, Hospital
Group Processes
Hospital Rapid Response Team
Humans
Interdisciplinary Communication
Interprofessional Relations
Leadership
Medical Staff, Hospital
Observer Variation
Patient Simulation
Professional-Patient Relations
Prospective Studies
Qualitative Research
Quality Assurance, Health Care
Questionnaires
San Francisco
Self Concept
Task Performance and Analysis

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

22821023