The Journal of nursing administration
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Multicenter Study Clinical Trial Controlled Clinical Trial
Enhancing collaborative communication of nurse and physician leadership in two intensive care units.
To test an intervention to enhance collaborative communication among nurse and physician leaders (eg, nurse manager, medical director, clinical nurse specialist) in two diverse intensive care units (ICUs). ⋯ Study findings provide evidence that nurse-physician collaborative communication can be improved.
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Increased registered nurse vacancy rates have resulted in new graduates being assigned to care for high acuity patients with complex needs. The authors discuss the research related to new graduate preparation, identify the need for a standardized accredited national residency program, and describe a demonstration project under way in academic health centers.
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To capture communication patterns in operating room (OR) management to characterize the information needs of OR coordination. ⋯ The results of this study suggest that automating aspects of preparing patients for surgery and surgical equipment management has the potential to reduce information exchange, decreasing interruptions to clinicians and diminishing the possibility of adverse events in the clinical setting.