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"It's Two Worlds" Cross-sectoral nurse collaboration related to care transitions: A qualitative study.
Journal of Clinical Nursing 2019 January 32
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: To explore how the hospital and home care nurses talk about and experience cross-sectoral collaboration related to the transitional care of frail older patients.
BACKGROUND: Effective communication and collaboration between nurses involved in care transition are crucial for a safe patient handover. Organizational systems to support cross-sectoral collaboration have been developed but do not always promote the intended dialogue and precise and useful exchange of information. Other factors may also be of importance to an effective and constructive cross-sectoral nurse collaboration.
DESIGN: A qualitative design using thematic analysis.
METHODS: Data was extracted from 24 focus group interviews conducted with Registered Nurses from eight hospital wards and six municipalities and a total of 165 hours of observations conducted in three hospital wards and three municipalities. The study was reported according to the COREQ guidelines.
RESULTS: The perception of nursing and care differed across sectors. The nurses expressed having shared goals for the patients - however, these goals derived from different values, the perception of nursing and approach to the patients. The lack of knowledge of each other's working conditions created assumptions and preconceptions, which affected communication and collaboration related to planning and executing care transition negatively.
CONCLUSIONS: The nurses perceived the hospital and home care as" two worlds." The collaboration between the nurses was characterized by insufficient communication and preconceptions rather than concrete knowledge and different cultures and professional identities. It can be questioned whether cross-sectoral collaboration between nurses should be characterized as inter-professional rather than intra-professional collaboration as the features of the nurses' collaboration.
RELEVANCE TO CLINICAL PRACTICE: Organizational and political systems should recognize that nurses in different sectors are taking care of various aspects of nursing when planning on policies to support cross-sectoral collaboration. More possibilities for nurses across sectors to meet should be made available. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
BACKGROUND: Effective communication and collaboration between nurses involved in care transition are crucial for a safe patient handover. Organizational systems to support cross-sectoral collaboration have been developed but do not always promote the intended dialogue and precise and useful exchange of information. Other factors may also be of importance to an effective and constructive cross-sectoral nurse collaboration.
DESIGN: A qualitative design using thematic analysis.
METHODS: Data was extracted from 24 focus group interviews conducted with Registered Nurses from eight hospital wards and six municipalities and a total of 165 hours of observations conducted in three hospital wards and three municipalities. The study was reported according to the COREQ guidelines.
RESULTS: The perception of nursing and care differed across sectors. The nurses expressed having shared goals for the patients - however, these goals derived from different values, the perception of nursing and approach to the patients. The lack of knowledge of each other's working conditions created assumptions and preconceptions, which affected communication and collaboration related to planning and executing care transition negatively.
CONCLUSIONS: The nurses perceived the hospital and home care as" two worlds." The collaboration between the nurses was characterized by insufficient communication and preconceptions rather than concrete knowledge and different cultures and professional identities. It can be questioned whether cross-sectoral collaboration between nurses should be characterized as inter-professional rather than intra-professional collaboration as the features of the nurses' collaboration.
RELEVANCE TO CLINICAL PRACTICE: Organizational and political systems should recognize that nurses in different sectors are taking care of various aspects of nursing when planning on policies to support cross-sectoral collaboration. More possibilities for nurses across sectors to meet should be made available. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
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