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Certified Registered Nurse Anaesthetists’ and Critical Care Registered Nurses’ perception of knowledge/power in teamwork with Anaesthesiologists in Sweden: a mixed-method study
Högskolan i Skövde.
Region Västra Götaland, Skaraborgs Hospital Skövde, Dept of Anesthesia, Skövde, Sweden.
Högskolan i Skövde.
University of Gävle, Faculty of Health and Occupational Studies, Department of Social Work, Criminology and Public Health Sciences, Social Work.ORCID iD: 0000-0003-0886-7402
2024 (English)In: BMC Nursing, E-ISSN 1472-6955, Vol. 23, no 1, article id 7Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Efficient teamwork is crucial to provide optimal health care. This paper focuses on teamwork between Anaesthesiologists (ANES), Certified Registered Nurse Anaesthetists’ (CRNA) and Critical Care Registered Nurses (CCRN) working in challenging environments such as the intensive care unit (ICU) and the operating room (OR). Conflicts are common between physicians and nurses, negatively impacting teamwork. Social hierarchies based on professional status and power inequalities between nurses and physicians plays a vital role in influencing teamwork. Foucault was a famous thinker especially known for his reasoning regarding power/knowledge. A Foucauldian perspective was therefore incorporated into this paper and the overall aim was to explore CCRN/CRNA perception of knowledge/power in teamwork with ANES.

Methods A mixed-method approach was applied in this study. Data was collected using a web-based questionnaire containing both closed-end and open-ended questions. A total of 289 CCRNs and CRNAs completed the questionnaire. Data analysis was then conducted through five stages as outlined by Onwuebugzie and Teddlie; analysing quantitative data in SPSS 27.0 and qualitative data with a directed content analysis, finally merging data together in ATLAS.ti v.23.

Results The result reveals a dissonance between quantitative and qualitative data; quantitative data indicates a well-functioning interdisciplinary teamwork between CCRN/CRNA and ANES - qualitative data highlights that there are several barriers and inequalities between the two groups. Medicine was perceived as superior to nursing, which was reinforced by both social and organisational structures at the ICU and OR.

Conclusion Unconscious rules underlying current power structures in the ICU and OR works in favour of the ANES and biomedical paradigm, supporting medical knowledge. To achieve a more equal power distribution between CCRN/CRNAs and ANES, the structural hierarchies between nursing and medicine needs to be addressed. A more equal power balance between the two disciplines can improve teamwork and thereby reduce patient mortality and improve patient outcomes.

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Springer , 2024. Vol. 23, no 1, article id 7
Keywords [en]
Anaesthesiologist; CCRN; Critical care nurse; CRNA; Nurse anaesthetist; Team
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-43512DOI: 10.1186/s12912-023-01677-zISI: 001134649600009PubMedID: 38163862Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85180820364OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hig-43512DiVA, id: diva2:1824242
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University of SkövdeAvailable from: 2024-01-04 Created: 2024-01-04 Last updated: 2024-07-04Bibliographically approved

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