Teamwork in nursing: restricted to nursing professionals or an interprofessional collaboration?

Abstract

Objective:To understand the nursing professionals' conceptions of teamwork and their elements. Method: A qualitative study conducted in an oncological hospital using a semistructured interview with 21 nursing professionals. Results: Two conceptions emerged from the accounts: teamwork restricted to nursing professionals and teamwork with interprofessional collaboration with particular importance for interactive dimensions: communication, trust and professional bonds, mutual respect and recognition of the other's work, collaboration, and conflict, with this last subcategory considered as an obstacle to teamwork. Conclusion: Nursing conceives teamwork as an interprofessional practice, which is a result of the quality of interaction among professionals from different areas and involves the recognition and handling of conflicts.

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