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<bold>Aim.</bold> To explore the association of rationed nursing care and the level of teamwork from the perspective of nurses working in an acute care setting in Slovakia.
<bold>Material and methods.</bold> The descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted between November 2022 and February 2023. Data collection was carried out using a set of questionnaires that involved the Basel Extent of Rationing of Nursing Care – Revised (BERNCA-R) and the Nursing Teamwork Survey (NTS) to explore the level of teamwork. The sample consisted of 206 nurses from three district hospitals from Slovakia.
<bold>Results.</bold> The mean score of the BERNCA-R was 2.11 (SD = 0.65) and for NTS, it was 3.64 (SD = 0.35). A statistically significant association was found between rationed nursing care and the level of teamwork, more specifically, Trust (r = -0.583), Team orientation (r = -0.381), Backup (r = -0.657), Shared mental model (r = -0.768), and Team leader (r = -0.535) and the overall score of the NTS (r = -0.174).
<bold>Conclusions.</bold> These findings underscore the importance of addressing the phenomenon of rationed nursing care among registered and practical nurses to foster better teamwork and enhance patient care outcomes in acute care settings.
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Aim. To explore the association of rationed nursing care and the level of teamwork from the perspective of nurses working in an acute care setting in Slovakia.
Material and methods. The descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted between November 2022 and February 2023. Data collection was carried out using a set of questionnaires that involved the Basel Extent of Rationing of Nursing Care – Revised (BERNCA-R) and the Nursing Teamwork Survey (NTS) to explore the level of teamwork. The sample consisted of 206 nurses from three district hospitals from Slovakia.
Results. The mean score of the BERNCA-R was 2.11 (SD = 0.65) and for NTS, it was 3.64 (SD = 0.35). A statistically significant association was found between rationed nursing care and the level of teamwork, more specifically, Trust (r = -0.583), Team orientation (r = -0.381), Backup (r = -0.657), Shared mental model (r = -0.768), and Team leader (r = -0.535) and the overall score of the NTS (r = -0.174).
Conclusions. These findings underscore the importance of addressing the phenomenon of rationed nursing care among registered and practical nurses to foster better teamwork and enhance patient care outcomes in acute care settings.

The association of rationed nursing care and the level of teamwork in acute care setting: a cross-sectional study

Department of Nursing, Faculty of Social Sciences and Health Care

Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra

Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences

Pielegniarstwo  XXI wieku / Nursing in the 21st Century

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Aim. To explore the association of rationed nursing care and the level of teamwork from the perspective of nurses working in an acute care setting in...

The association of rationed nursing care and the level of teamwork in acute care setting: a cross-sectional study

Published Online: May 24, 2024

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Received: Jan 23, 2024

Accepted: Mar 26, 2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pielxxiw-2024-0017

Keywords
acute care, hospitals, nurses, rationed nursing care, teamwork

© 2024 Dominika Kohanová et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

The association of rationed nursing care and the level of teamwork in acute care setting: a cross-sectional study

Published Online: May 24, 2024

Page range: -

Received: Jan 23, 2024

Accepted: Mar 26, 2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pielxxiw-2024-0017

Keywordsacute care, hospitals, nurses, rationed nursing care, teamwork

© 2024 Dominika Kohanová et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
acute care, hospitals, nurses, rationed nursing care, teamwork