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Governing time in operating rooms.

Robin Riley1, Elizabeth Manias

  • 1School of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Carlton, Australia. rriley@unimelb.edu.au

Journal of Clinical Nursing
|April 25, 2006
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Operating room nurses subtly control surgical scheduling and workflow by using their knowledge of individual surgeon

Area of Science:

  • Healthcare Management
  • Organizational Communication
  • Surgical Workflow Optimization

Background:

  • Time is a critical resource in healthcare, driving efficiency efforts.
  • Competition for time control can lead to interpersonal tension and conflict within organizations.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the interpersonal communication dynamics governing time in operating rooms.
  • To understand how nurses and doctors manage and control time through communication.

Main Methods:

  • Ethnographic study involving 11 operating room nurses.
  • Data collection over two years across three institutions.
  • Methods included participant observation, interviews, and diary keeping, followed by deconstructive analysis.

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Main Results:

  • Clinicians employ practices to govern time, including questioning judgment, controlling speed, estimating surgeon time, and managing differing perceptions of time.
  • Nurses leverage personal knowledge of surgeons' time habits to manage surgical schedules and operating room workflow.

Conclusions:

  • Nurses wield significant, albeit subtle, power in operating rooms through their understanding of time and surgeons' habits.
  • Enhanced mutual understanding of each other's work is crucial for effective operating room functioning.