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ORIGINAL ARTICLE • Rev. esc. enferm. USP 50 (04) • Jul-Aug 2016 • https://doi.org/10.1590/S0080-623420160000500015 linkcopy

Open-access Teamwork in nursing: restricted to nursing professionals or an interprofessional collaboration?*

Trabajo en equipo de enfermería: circunscrito a la profesión o colaboración interprofesional

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    Abstract

    OBJECTIVE  To understand the nursing professionals' conceptions of teamwork and their elements.

    METHOD  A qualitative study conducted in an oncological hospital using a semi-structured 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.

    Descriptors
    Work; Nursing, Team; Interprofessional Relations

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