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- Title
Remodeling Interprofessional Collaboration Through a Nurse-for-a-Day Shadowing Program for Medical Residents.
- Authors
Low, Sarah; Gray, Emily; Ewing, Amanda; Hain, Patricia; Kim, Linda
- Abstract
Background: Evidence reflects that effective collaboration leads to improved care quality, patient satisfaction, nurse and physician retention, as well as decreased length of stay, readmissions, and costs. While interprofessional collaboration is widely accepted as the gold standard for health care, room for improvement exists within the nurse–physician relationship. Purpose: To evaluate the impact of a shadowing experience on nursing and resident perceptions of communication and collaboration through a shared clinical experience in providing direct patient care. Methods: From 2016 to 2020, the Internal Medicine Residency Training Program and Medical-Surgical Nursing Department collaborated to pair all internal medicine residents with a nurse preceptor for a 12-hour shift, where participants worked side-by-side in providing patient care. A total of 148 residents and 75 nurse preceptors participated in the study and were provided with a checklist of nursing activities as a guideline. Both residents and nurses completed a questionnaire regarding the shadowing experience utilizing a 5-point Likert scale, with questions focusing on collaboration and communication, program value, and impact on practice. Results: The study found increases in resident communication with nurses from pre-intervention to post-intervention, as well as enjoyment of collaboration with nurses and understanding of the nurse's role. Residents believed that the program should be included for all residents at the beginning of their training; similarly, nurses advocated for the program, believing that the program would improve physician–nurse communication and collaboration. Conclusion: Interprofessional training through a Nurse-for-a-Day Program may strengthen nurse–resident relations by cultivating understanding essential for effective collaboration through mutual role understanding.
- Subjects
RESIDENTS (Medicine); NURSES' attitudes; TRAINING of medical residents; PHYSICIANS; NURSE-physician relationships; PATIENT satisfaction
- Publication
Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare, 2021, Vol 14, p2345
- ISSN
1178-2390
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2147/JMDH.S319728