Department of Health Sciences in Gjøvik, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Gjøvik, Norway.
Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Science and Technology, Karlstad University, Karlstad, Sweden.
Nurs Open. 2023 Aug;10(8):5616-5626. doi: 10.1002/nop2.1806. Epub 2023 May 9.
To describe nursing students' experiences of a TeamSTEPPS® longitudinal team training program and the application of teamwork skills in clinical practice.
A descriptive qualitative design.
Overall, 22 nursing students participated in six online focus group interviews after attending a TeamSTEPPS® team training program from their first semester. The data were audio-recorded, transcribed and analysed using inductive content analysis and reported following the COREQ guidelines. The focus group interviews took place in the students' fifth's semester.
The main category "Learning teamwork is not an event; it's a journey" emerged from 3 generic categories and 12 subcategories. The participants reported that grasping the relevance of team training and the use of teamwork skills takes time. Utilizing these skills improved their awareness of being a team member and facilitated learning.
Team training raised the participants' awareness of teamwork as an essential component of being a professional nurse. Additionally, understanding the complexity of teamwork takes time.
描述护理学生在 TeamSTEPPS® 纵向团队培训计划中的体验,以及团队合作技能在临床实践中的应用。
描述性定性设计。
共有 22 名护理学生在参加 TeamSTEPPS® 团队培训计划后的第一个学期参加了六次在线焦点小组访谈。数据采用归纳内容分析法进行音频记录、转录和分析,并按照 COREQ 指南进行报告。焦点小组访谈在学生的第五学期进行。
主要类别“学习团队合作不是一件一蹴而就的事情,而是一个持续的过程”从 3 个通用类别和 12 个子类别中浮现出来。参与者报告说,理解团队培训的相关性和使用团队合作技能需要时间。运用这些技能提高了他们作为团队成员的意识,并促进了学习。
团队培训提高了参与者对团队合作作为专业护士的重要组成部分的认识。此外,理解团队合作的复杂性需要时间。