Abstract
The negative impact of medical errors on patient safety poses a major problem for health care providers. Since physicians, nurses, and unlicensed assistive personnel (UAPs) each provide a portion of patient care, coordination of the various treatments and interventions provided is critical to prevent errors and fragmentation of care. The significance of this qualitative phenomenology study is that it can provide information to enhance interdisciplinary communication and collaboration among physicians, nurses and UAPs, thereby positively impacting patient care outcomes. Semi-structured face-to-face, privately held individual interviews were conducted to determine how physicians, nurses and UAPs view their roles and each other's role in patient care. Health care leaders can use the information from the study as a foundation for enhancing coordination of patient care. Study results suggest that physicians, nurses and UAPs must recognize and respect each other's contributions to patient care and members of each discipline should be included in patient care decisions.
Sigma Membership
Alpha Omega, Delta Zeta, Omicron Delta
Type
Dissertation
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
Phenomenology
Research Approach
Qualitative Research
Keywords:
Patient Safety, Health Team Communication, Patient Care
Advisor
Stephanie Kolakowsky-Hayner
Degree
Doctoral-Other
Degree Grantor
University of Phoenix
Degree Year
2014
Recommended Citation
Lancaster, Gwendolyn L., "Understanding interdisciplinary communication and collaboration among physicians, nurses, and unlicensed assistive personnel" (2019). Dissertations. 1645.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/dissertations/1645
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Review Type
None: Degree-based Submission
Acquisition
Proxy-submission
Date of Issue
2019-05-06
Full Text of Presentation
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Description
This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 3583290; ProQuest document ID: 1552485358. The author still retains copyright.