ORCID
0009-0004-4215-761X
Date of Award
Spring 4-22-2023
Document Type
Project
Degree Name
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
Department
Nursing
Advisor
Dr. Chai Sribanditmongkol, Ph.D., RN, IBCLC, CNS, Project Team Leader/Advisor
First Committee Member
Dr. Joy Shoemaker, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, CNE, Project Team Member
Second Committee Member
Dr. Regina Prusinski, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, CPNP-AC, Project Team Member
Keywords
Medical Errors, Patient Safety, TeamSTEPPS®, Outpatient Care Setting, Ambulatory Care, Attitudes and Perceptions, Teamwork, Evidence-based Practice Communication Strategies
Subject Categories
Family Practice Nursing | Medicine and Health Sciences
Abstract
Medical errors account up to 250,000 patient deaths annually. Research suggests medical errors are attributable to poor healthcare team communications. The Institute of Medicine posits that communication and teamwork are essential components to safe and successful health care environments. According to the Joint Commission poor communication is considered the root cause of nearly 80% of all serious medical errors. Consequently, the Department of Defense and Agency for Healthcare Research and Research created a team-based training program, known as TeamSTEPPS®, which has shown to improve team communication, performance, effectiveness, patient safety, satisfaction, and health outcomes in healthcare settings. Despite evidence supporting TeamSTEPPS®, one family practice clinic was not practicing standardized team communications and at an increased risk for potential miscommunications, medical errors, and adverse patient health outcomes. Consideration of perceptions and attitudes of staff before implementing system process changes like TeamSTEPPS® is important to ensure program success. Thus, the project’s purpose was to assess and describe the staff attitudes, perceptions, and intent to make change, regarding team communication as it relates to clinic patient care and safety. The descriptive scholarly project focused on staff questionnaire responses about perceived team communications and intent to change communication processes in a clinic setting. A systematic data review indicated 86% of respondents agreed the clinic was at risk for committing medical errors, 71% strongly agreed a standardized communication method would benefit the clinic, and 64% of respondents remained neutral regarding to the staff receiving TeamSTEPPS®. Thus, more research is warranted before effective implementation and sustainment can occur at the clinical project site.
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Licensing Permission
Copyright, all rights reserved. Fair Use
Recommended Citation
Seivers, Peter, "Examining the Need for Change by Describing the Attitudes and Perceptions of Team Communications Related to Patient Care and Safety Among Ambulatory Clinic Healthcare Staff" (2023). Doctor of Nursing Practice Scholarly Projects. 80.
https://digitalcommons.otterbein.edu/stu_doc/80
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