• G Kucukakca Celik, S Taylan, S D Guven, H Cakir, M Kilic, and C A Akoglu.
• Department of Nursing, Nevsehir Haci Bektas Veli University, Semra and Vefa Kucuk Health School, Nevsehir, TÜRKIYE.
• Niger J Clin Pract. 2019 Jun 1; 22 (6): 849-854.

AimThis study was planned and carried out to determine how teamwork attitudes of nurses working in surgical clinics affect their caring behaviors.Materials And MethodsThe research was conducted as a relational descriptive study. The research population consisted of 126 nurses working in the surgical clinics of a state hospital. A total of 116 nurses who agreed to participate in the study were admitted to the study. Data were collected using the Descriptive Characteristics Question Form, the Teamwork Attitudes Questionnaire (TAQ), and the Caring Behaviors Inventory-24 (CBI-24). Data were analyzed using counts, percentage distributions, Mann-Whitney U test, and Kruskal-Wallis tests, Games-Howell post hoc test, and Spearman's correlation.ResultsThe nurses participating in the study were found to have a mean score of 112.11 ± 17.86 for the TAQ and a mean score of 4.95 ± 0.54 for the CBI. There was a statistically positive correlation between the nurses' teamwork attitudes and caring behaviors (P < 0.05).ConclusionIt can be said that the teamwork attitudes of the nurses had a positive effect on their caring behaviors. It may be suggested to plan relevant research studies examining especially observational behavioral assessments.

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