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Survey of attitudes of nurses and junior doctors to co-management of high risk surgical patients.
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Contemporary Nurse: A Journal for the Australian Nursing Profession . Jun2013, Vol. 44 Issue 2, p189-195. 7p. - Publication Year :
- 2013
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Abstract
- Managing post-operative surgical patients can be complex, with many patients at risk of complications and mortality. We piloted a model for co-management of high risk surgical patients: the post-operative surveillance team (POST). We conducted a survey to test the proposition that POST would be popular with nurses and junior doctors. We conducted a questionnaire survey of nurses and doctors involved with the POST programme. Fifty-three nurses and 10 doctors responded to the survey: 60% response rate. Of 63 respondents: 62 (98%; 95% CI: 92-100%) agreed that POST was valuable, 61 (97%; 95% CI: 89-99%) agreed that POST should continue, and 61 (97%; 95% CI: 89-99%) agreed that they enjoyed working with POST. In open ended responses 39% commented that POST provided supervision, mentoring, education, or collaboration. We conclude that POST was popular with surgical ward nurses and doctors. This popularity is one factor supporting a permanent service. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *ACADEMIC medical centers
*CONFIDENCE intervals
*HOSPITAL wards
*INTENSIVE care units
*NURSES' attitudes
*PATIENTS
*PHYSICIANS
*POSTOPERATIVE care
*QUESTIONNAIRES
*RESEARCH funding
*SURGERY
*SURGICAL complications
*SURVEYS
*PROFESSIONAL practice
*DATA analysis software
*PHYSICIANS' attitudes
*DESCRIPTIVE statistics
*HOSPITAL nursing staff
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10376178
- Volume :
- 44
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Contemporary Nurse: A Journal for the Australian Nursing Profession
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 107929711
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.5172/conu.2013.44.2.189