Nursing Care Delivery Models and Intraprofessional Collaborative Care: Canadian Nurse Leaders' Perspectives

Area of Science:

• Nursing Care Delivery Models
• Intraprofessional Collaboration
• Healthcare Management

Background:

• Hospitals utilize diverse nursing care delivery models with varying organizational structures and staffing skill mixes.
• Effective organization and delivery of nursing care are critical for patient outcomes and operational efficiency.

Purpose of the Study:

• To explore how nursing care delivery models foster intraprofessional collaborative care within acute care hospitals.
• To understand these dynamics from the perspective of nurse leaders.

Main Methods:

• Qualitative descriptive study employing telephone interviews with nurse leaders.
• Purposeful sampling of ten leaders from nine hospital systems in Ontario, Canada.
• Content analysis of interview data to identify overarching themes.

Main Results:

• Theme 1: Fluidity of the Model - highlights the importance of flexibility in nursing models, influenced by scope of practice, funding, staffing, and policies.
• Theme 2: Tools of the Trade - describes resources used by hospitals to promote intraprofessional collaboration, impacting patient safety.

Conclusions:

• Nursing care delivery models must be adaptable and flexible to effectively support collaborative care.
• Hospitals leverage various tools and resources to enhance intraprofessional collaboration, positively influencing patient safety.