Opinion of nurses about nursing team co-operation

Abstract

OPINION OF NURSES ABOUT NURSING TEAM CO-OPERATION 

Introduction. A team consists of more than one person, each of whom typically has different responsibilities. A team also includes common elements: common purpose; interdependence; clear roles and contributions; satisfaction from mutual working; mutual and individual accountability. Effective teamwork is therefore clearly an important goal to pursue.

Aim. The aim of study was to investigate nurses' opinion concerning cooperation between members of the nursing team.

Material and method. The tests were conducted in 2011. Research analysis comprised 110 nurses. Investigation of Co-operation in Team scale by Gellert and Nowak was used in the research. The individual aspects of co-operation were estimated: reports and roles played in team, aims, interest and the priorities of team members, competition, competences, colleagues.

Results. The investigations shows that nurses have the greatest confidence to colleagues  (average 5.9). The lowest rating was given to competition, which means that competition limits team co-operation (average 1.5).

Conclusions

1. Teamwork is most efficient in small groups consisting of up to 10 nurses.
2. To clarify the conclusion it is necessary to continue the research because of the need to define the internal structure of the teams and their dynamics.