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Jeffery S Durbin1, Oliwier Dziadkowiec, Ye Ji Choi
1Author Affiliations: Research Analyst (Mr Durbin), West Group Director of Research (Dr Dziadkowiec), and Research Coordinator of Continental Division (Ms Choi), HCA Healthcare Graduate Medical Education, Nashville, Tennessee; and Program Director of OB/GYN Residency Program in the MidAmerica Division (Dr Swan) and Manager of Maternal-Fetal Health Center (Dr Thrasher), HCA Healthcare Graduate Medical Education, Overland Park, Kansas.
Objective:
To develop a survey instrument that: 1) investigates the dynamics of collaboration in multidisciplinary care units such as labor and delivery (L&D); and (2) uniquely determines the collaborative relationships between nurses and resident physicians.
Background:
An effective interprofessional collaboration between healthcare providers is considered a critical component in delivering high-quality care to patients and lies at the root of ensuring positive patient outcomes.
Methods:
Two samples of responses (n = 98) were collected from L&D nurses working in 2 hospitals: 1 with novel obstetrics and gynecology (OB/GYN) residency program and 1 with legacy OB/GYN residency program. Descriptive statistics and reliability statistics (Cronbach's α and item-total correlations) were calculated for each sample.
Results:
Reliability analysis revealed strong internal consistency of the survey items in both samples even after completing single-item deletion analysis.
Conclusions:
Findings suggest that our 11-item instrument shows promise in effectively assessing nursing sentiments toward collaboration with resident physicians.
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