J Korean Acad Nurs Adm.  2022 Dec;28(5):605-615. 10.11111/jkana.2022.28.5.605.

Influences of Teamwork and Job Burnout on Patient Safety Management Activities among Operating Room Nurses

• Kim A
• Lee H

• KMID: 2538925
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.11111/jkana.2022.28.5.605

Abstract

Purpose
This study aimed to investigate the influences of teamwork and job burnout on patient safety management activities (PSMA) among operating room nurses.
Methods
We collected cross-sectional data from 144 operating room nurses with at least 1 year of clinical experience. Teamwork had five subscales (team structure, leadership, situation monitoring, mutual support, and communication) and burnout had two subscales (exhaustion and disengagement). We used descriptive statistics, t-tests, analysis of variance, Pearson’s correlation coefficients, and multiple linear regression.
Results
PSMA had significant positive correlations with all subscales of teamwork and had a significant negative correlation with disengagement. Multiple regression analysis revealed that gender, clinical career in operating room, number of patient safety education, accreditation evaluation experience, team structure, and situation monitoring were associated with PSMA. Specifically, we found significant positive associations of team structure (β=.31, p<.001) and situation monitoring (β=.23, p=.039) with PSMA. Disengagement was not associated with PSMA after adjusting for confounders despite a significant correlation.
Conclusion
To improve operating room nurses’ PSMA, it is important to improve their awareness of the team structure and their ability to monitor the operating room situation.

Keyword

Patient safety; Operating room nursing; Nurses; Safety management; Teamwork