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The Culture of Interprofessional Collaborative Practice on Two Adult Acute-Care Medical-Surgical Units

Costanzo, Amy J.

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2017, PhD, University of Cincinnati, Nursing: Nursing - Doctoral Program.
Background: In 1999 the Institute of Medicine (IOM) report, To Err is Human, created awareness of healthcare error prevalence. The Joint Commission reported common causes of sentinel events between 2013 and 2015 were human factors, communication, and leadership, which includes organizational culture. Interprofessional education (IPE) was recommended by the IOM (2013) to develop interprofessional collaborative practice (IPCP). Studies of the culture of IPCP in U.S. adult acute-care medical-surgical units were not found in the literature. In 2015, IOM reviews of IPE and IPCP research revealed mixed outcomes with ungeneralizable results. The Interprofessional Learning Continuum Model (IPLCM), the conceptual model for this study, was created to provide a common research framework for future studies. The IPLC model components are: health and system outcomes, learning outcomes, learning continuum, and enabling or interfering factors to outcome attainment. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore and describe the cultural factors that influence IPCP in two adult acute-care medical-surgical patient care units. The research questions were: 1.
Donna Shambley-Ebron, Ph.D. (Committee Chair)
Mark Eckman, M.D. (Committee Member)
Donna Martsolf, Ph.D. R.N. (Committee Member)
178 p.

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  • Costanzo, A. J. (2017). The Culture of Interprofessional Collaborative Practice on Two Adult Acute-Care Medical-Surgical Units [Doctoral dissertation, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1490699191549097

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Costanzo, Amy. The Culture of Interprofessional Collaborative Practice on Two Adult Acute-Care Medical-Surgical Units. 2017. University of Cincinnati, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1490699191549097.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Costanzo, Amy. "The Culture of Interprofessional Collaborative Practice on Two Adult Acute-Care Medical-Surgical Units." Doctoral dissertation, University of Cincinnati, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1490699191549097

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)