The Effect Of Teamwork On Patient Care

The researchers found that when the staff is understaffed and the number of patients on the unit is increased this affects patient care and how the staff works as a team. They found that when staff levels were low, nurses often times worked within their bubble and did not offer help to their co-workers. They also found that when the number of RNs on the floor was increased more teamwork occurred. They also found when the staff is mixed with more NAs then RNs there is less teamwork that occurs, however when there are more RNs on the floor than NAs teamwork is increased. The findings were related back to the framework of the study. This study revealed that hospital bed size, type of employee and staffing all effect teamwork.
The findings of the