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Patients' nursing records revealing opportunities for interprofessional workplace learning in primary care : a chart review study
- Source :
- Education for health: change in learning & practice, EDUCATION FOR HEALTH (ABINGDON)
- Publication Year :
- 2014
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Abstract
- Background: Working and learning go hand in hand during interprofessional collaborative practice. Patients' nursing records are designed to record patient care and health status. It is not known whether these records are also used to keep track of interprofessional contacts or interprofessional learning between team members. This study explored the usefulness of patients' nursing records in optimising interprofessional workplace learning for general practitioners. Methods: We utilized a descriptive retrospective chart review. All palliative home care teams of the Dutch speaking part of Belgium were involved. Throughout the year 2010, a representative sample of patient charts was selected. Characteristics of encounters between general practitioners and palliative care nurses were extracted from the charts. Results: Detailed accounts of interprofessional contacts were found in the charts. Palliative care nurses recorded number and type of contacts, topics discussed during contacts and general practitioner's learning activities. Discussion: Palliative care nurses are sensitive and open towards the general practitioners' learning needs. Patients' nursing records provide useful information for interprofessional team discussions on workplace learning. Healthcare professionals should be trained to respond to each other's learning needs.
- Subjects :
- Male
Palliative care
Nursing Records
Interprofessional Relations
General Practice
education
MEDLINE
interprofessional collaboration
Primary care
patient charts
Patient care
Education
Workplace learning
interprofessional learning
Nursing
Chart review
Medicine and Health Sciences
Interprofessional teamwork
Medicine
Humans
Palliative Medicine
nursing records
Aged
Educational sciences
Medical Audit
Primary Health Care
business.industry
General Medicine
Nursing records
Hospice and Palliative Care Nursing
workplace learning
Female
Human medicine
business
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 13576283
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Education for health: change in learning & practice
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....6f6c2a99e8d81c78298f39b1e91d1e00