Table 1 Teamwork factors and % responses to items.
Disagree strongly* | Disagree slightly* | Neutral* | Agree slightly* | Agree strongly* | Not applicable† | |
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Teamwork factor 1: Input into decisions and collaboration with other staff (Cronbach's α = 0.84) | ||||||
Nurse input is well received where I work. | 1 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 66 | 4 |
Decision making where I work uses input from relevant staff | 3 | 4 | 9 | 29 | 54 | 2 |
The doctors and nurses here work together as a well coordinated team | 3 | 8 | 9 | 33 | 47 | 4 |
Disagreements where I work are resolved appropriately (i.e. not who is right, but what is best for the patient) | 4 | 7 | 16 | 35 | 38 | 2 |
It is easy for staff here to ask questions when there is something that they do not understand | 1 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 67 | 1 |
I have the support I need from other staff to care for patients | 1 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 62 | 1 |
I am satisfied with the quality of collaboration that I experience with senior doctors where I work | 5 | 9 | 12 | 35 | 40 | 11 |
Teamwork factor 2: Information handover (Cronbach's α = 0.69) | ||||||
I know the first and last names of all the staff I worked with during my last shift/period of work | 4 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 74 | 3 |
Important issues are well communicated at shift changes/between periods of work | 3 | 7 | 11 | 37 | 42 | 11 |
Briefings are common where I work | 4 | 7 | 13 | 34 | 41 | 8 |
I am satisfied with the quality of collaboration that I experience with nurses where I work | 2 | 4 | 5 | 32 | 57 | 4 |
*Percentage of valid responses (not including “not applicable”) from direct patient care staff.
†Percentage of total responses from direct patient care staff.