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An integrative review of facilitators and barriers influencing collaboration and teamwork between general practitioners and nurses working in general practice.
- Source :
- Journal of Advanced Nursing (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.); Sep2015, Vol. 71 Issue 9, p1973-1985, 13p, 1 Diagram, 2 Charts
- Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- Aim To identify facilitators and barriers influencing collaboration and teamwork between general practitioners and nurses working in general (family) practice. Background Internationally, a shortage of doctors entering and remaining in general practice and an increasing burden of chronic disease has diversified the nurse's role in this setting. Despite a well-established general practice nursing workforce, little attention has been paid to the ways doctors and nurses collaborate in this setting. Design Integrative literature review. Data sources CINAHL, Scopus, Web of Life, Cochrane Library, Joanna Briggs Institute Library of Systematic Reviews and Trove (dissertation and theses) were searched for papers published between 2000 and May 2014. Review methods This review was informed by the approach of Whittemore and Knafl (2005). All included papers were assessed for methodological quality. Findings were extracted, critically examined and grouped into themes. Results Eleven papers met the inclusion criteria. Thematic analysis revealed three themes common to the facilitators of and barriers to collaboration and teamwork between GPs in general practice: (1) roles and responsibilities; (2) respect, trust and communication; and (3) hierarchy, education and liability. Conclusion This integrative review has provided insight into issues around role definition, communication and organizational constraints which influence the way nurses and general practitioners collaborate in a team environment. Future research should investigate in more detail the ways doctors and nurses work together in general practice and the impact of collaboration on nursing leadership and staff retention. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- CINAHL database
COMMUNICATION
ACADEMIC dissertations
FAMILY medicine
INFORMATION storage & retrieval systems
MEDICAL databases
INTERPROFESSIONAL relations
LABOR demand
MEDICAL office nursing
MEDICAL practice
NURSE-physician relationships
GENERAL practitioners
PRIMARY health care
RESPECT
RESPONSIBILITY
TRUST
TEAMS in the workplace
SYSTEMATIC reviews
QUALITATIVE research
OCCUPATIONAL roles
QUANTITATIVE research
THEMATIC analysis
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 03092402
- Volume :
- 71
- Issue :
- 9
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Advanced Nursing (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 108754999
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.12647