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Teamwork in nursing: restricted to nursing professionals or an interprofessional collaboration?
Geisa Colebrusco de Souza1, Marina Peduzzi2, Jaqueline Alcântara Marcelino da Silva1,3
1Universidade de São Paulo, Escola de Enfermagem, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Gerenciamento em Enfermagem, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Objective:
To understand the nursing professionals' conceptions of teamwork and their elements.
Method:
A qualitative study conducted in an oncological hospital using a semi-structured interview with 21 nursing professionals.
Results:
Two conceptions emerged from the accounts: teamwork restricted to nursing professionals and teamwork with interprofessional collaboration with particular importance for interactive dimensions: communication, trust and professional bonds, mutual respect and recognition of the other's work, collaboration, and conflict, with this last subcategory considered as an obstacle to teamwork.
Conclusion:
Nursing conceives teamwork as an interprofessional practice, which is a result of the quality of interaction among professionals from different areas and involves the recognition and handling of conflicts.
Objetivo:
Compreender as concepções dos profissionais de enfermagem sobre trabalho em equipe e seus elementos constituintes.
MéTodo:
Pesquisa qualitativa, realizada em hospital oncológico, por meio de entrevista semiestruturada com 21 profissionais de enfermagem.
Resultados:
Duas concepções emergiram dos relatos, trabalho em equipe circunscrito à enfermagem e trabalho em equipe com colaboração interprofissional, com destaque para dimensão interativa: comunicação, confiança e vínculo, respeito mútuo e reconhecimento do trabalho do outro, colaboração e conflito. Esta última subcategoria foi apontada como obstáculo para o trabalho em equipe.
ConclusãO:
A enfermagem concebe majoritariamente o trabalho em equipe como ação interprofissional, e isto decorre da qualidade da interação entre os profissionais das diferentes áreas e o reconhecimento e manejo de conflitos.
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