Abstract

Interdisciplinary communication and teamwork in the health care setting are crucial for patient safety. A mental health and substance use clinic identified that poor staff satisfaction was related to inadequate communication and teamwork, affecting patient safety. Team Strategies and Tools to Enhance Performance and Patient Safety (TeamSTEPPS®) training and tools were implemented to improve multidisciplinary staff satisfaction, teamwork perceptions, and behaviors. Creating a consistent and dependable care processing method with a safer health care environment was the project goal.

Description

Tools used: Concerned, Uncomfortable, Safety Issue (CUS); TeamsSTEPPS Teamwork Perceptions Questionnaire (T-TPQ), Team Performance Observation Tool (TPOT). The Plan Do Study Act (PDSA) quality improvement method of process development was utilized within this project.

Author Details

Emily Webber, DNP, BS, CWCN, COCN

Sigma Membership

Omega Gamma

Type

DNP Capstone Project

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Case Study/Series

Research Approach

Translational Research/Evidence-based Practice

Keywords:

Interdisciplinary Communication, TeamSTEPPS, Staff Satisfaction, Job Satisfaction, Teamwork, Teamwork Behaviors, Teamwork Perceptions

Advisor

Peggy Soper

Second Advisor

Robin Anselm

Third Advisor

Carmen McDonald

Fourth Advisor

Lisa Kreeger

Degree

DNP

Degree Grantor

Capella University

Degree Year

2021

Creative Commons License

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Review Type

None: Degree-based Submission

Acquisition

Self-submission

Date of Issue

2021-08-19

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