Table 2.
Teamwork items frequency distribution (n = 2073 respondents in 44 NICUs)
| Respondent Level | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teamwork item | Disagree Strongly | Disagree Slightly | Neutral | Agree Slightly | Agree Strongly | Mean PPR |
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | % (SD) | |
| Nurse input is well received in this NICU. | 63 (3.1) | 169 (8.3) | 242 (11.9) | 687 (33.8) | 874 (43.0) | 76.7 (10.5) |
| In this NICU, it is difficult to speak up if I perceive a problem with patient care.* | 828 (40.3) | 610 (29.7) | 225 (11.0) | 278 (13.5) | 113 (5.5) | 69.6 (9.5) |
| Disagreements in this NICU are appropriately resolved (i.e., not who is right but what is best for the patient). | 89 (4.4) | 250 (12.3) | 427 (20.9) | 639 (31.3) | 636 (31.2) | 62.2 (11.3) |
| I have the support I need from others in this NICU to care for patients. | 38 (1.8) | 77 (3.7) | 150 (7.3) | 562 (27.3) | 1235 (59.9) | 87.6 (7.2) |
| It is easy for personnel here to ask questions when there is something that they do not understand. | 30 (1.5) | 117 (5.7) | 155 (7.5) | 576 (28.0) | 1183 (57.4) | 85.3 (7.6) |
| The physicians and nurses here work together as a well-coordinated team. | 54 (2.6) | 169 (8.2) | 211 (10.2) | 778 (37.7) | 852 (41.3) | 79.5 (13.4) |
| Teamwork Scale Score | 65.8 (13.8) | |||||
Teamwork items derived from the Safety Attitudes Questionnaire. Calculations of percent positive responses (PPR) included agree slightly, and agree strongly. PPR – Percent positive response, SD – standard deviation,
*
reverse scored for PPR.