Abstract:

The aim of this descriptive study is to reveal the views of doctors and nurses about teamwork. The sample of this study, contained all doctors and nurses who work at the Cumhuriyet University Hospital (N=746). Data were collected between 9- 20 October 2006. Data collection tools were the “Team Approach Form” and a form regarding “Common Views of Doctors and Nurses About the Role of Doctors in Teamwork”. The participants consisted of 53.1% nurses, 46.9 % doctors. In the study the mean point of nurses about the benefit of teamwork, the features of effective teams and the factors that effect team negatively, was higher than the doctors (p<0.001). 58,4% of the doctors and 7,4% of the nurses agreed that “The main purpose of the team members is to help the doctor” (p<0.001). In total 75,2% of the doctors and 6,6% of the nurses agreed that “The team leader is always a doctor" (p<0.001). Doctors’ views on teamwork were generally traditional.

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