Purpose: To assess Labor and Delivery nurses’ attitudes on collaborating with OB/GYN resident physicians in a new OB/GYN residency programs.
Background: Modern medicine promotes a team-based approach, emphasizing the dynamic roles of physicians, nurses, and patients in patient care. Collaboration among these groups is vital and has been shown to lead to better patient care and improved outcomes (Dougherty & Larson, 1997). Research in nursing perceptions of interprofessional collaboration is largely absent in the OB/GYN setting, with no evidence surrounding methods to improve collaboration between nurses and residents.
Methods: A convenience sample of 49 Labor and Delivery nurses from an institution with a new OB/GYN residency program completed an 11-question survey. Topics included experience working with resident physicians, preparedness working with residents, perception of nurse-resident-patient relationships, and satisfaction with collaboration and patient safety.
Results: Upon surveying the nurses prior to the beginning of the residency program, we showed that nurses had largely neutral but highly variable perceptions of working with residents. The exception was that perceptions of administrative support were high for any issue that may arise while working with residents.
Discussions: Given the neutral attitude the nurses expressed about working with resident physicians and the ongoing work of the residency program leadership and nursing administration, we anticipate that the perceptions L&D nurses have about their collaboration with residents will improve with time.
Topics: CREOG & APGO Annual Meeting, 2022, Resident, Faculty, Residency Director, Residency Coordinator, Professionalism, Systems-Based Practice & Improvement, Interpersonal & Communication Skills, Practice-Based Learning & Improvement, GME, Quality & Safety, Team-Based Learning,
Kimberly Swan, MD, HCA Healthcare; Kelly Mosher, MD; Susan Thrasher, DNP, RNC-OB, C-ONQS; Jeffery Durbin, MS; Gloria Wang, MD; Oliwier Dziadkowiec, PhD
