Telemedicine journal and e-health : the official journal of the American Telemedicine Association
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Does Robotic Telerounding Enhance Nurse-Physician Collaboration Satisfaction About Care Decisions?
Delivering healthcare using remote robotic telepresence is an evolving practice in medical and surgical intensive critical care units and will likely have varied implications for work practices and working relationships in intensive care units. Our study assessed the nurse-physician collaboration satisfaction about care decisions from surgical intensive critical care nurses during remote robotic telepresence night rounds in comparison with conventional telephone night rounds. ⋯ Robot rounding in the intensive care unit was comparable but not superior to the telephone in regard to the nurse-physician collaboration and satisfaction about care decision. The working experience and technology acceptance of intensive care nurses did not contribute to the preference of night shift rounding method from the aspect of collaboration with the physician about care decision-making.
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The aim of this study was to examine the impact of a telemedical robot on trauma intensive care unit (TICU) clinician teamwork (i.e., team attitudes, behaviors, and cognitions) during patient rounds. ⋯ Telemedicine may offer advantages for some teamwork competencies without sacrificing the efficacy of others and may be adopted by intact rounding teams without hindering teamwork.