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Development of a checklist for documenting team and collaborative behaviors during multidisciplinary bedside rounds
Elizabeth A Henneman1, Reva Kleppel, Kevin T Hinchey
1School of Nursing, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Massachusetts 01060, USA. Elizabeth.henneman@gmail.com
Objective:
The objective of this study was to develop a reliable and valid checklist for documenting team and collaborative behaviors occurring during multidisciplinary bedside rounds.
Background:
Teamwork and collaboration are important for providing high-quality patient care, yet there are no objective means of evaluating the occurrence of team and collaborative behaviors during bedside rounds.
Methods:
A checklist was developed and tested on 3 general medical units. Items on the checklist were derived from the literature and our medical center's patient-family-centered values.
Results:
The final version of the checklist was determined to be reliable, valid, and easy to use in the clinical setting.
Conclusion:
Clinicians, administrators, and investigators are encouraged to use and/or modify this checklist for use in their setting. Further research identifying instruments to objectively measure teamwork and collaboration is needed.
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