Date of Award
Summer 2020
Document Type
Project – Manuscript
Degree Name
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
Committee Chair
Tracy Arnold
Abstract
Abstract
The purpose of this project was to equip senior practical nursing students (n = 11) with the skills needed to increase their feelings of preparedness to join an intradisciplinary team in the workplace after graduation. This project utilized a pre-test/post-test design using TeamSTEPPS® Teamwork Attitudes Questionnaire (T-TAQ) to determine if participation in TeamSTEPPS® training and a simulation exercise enhanced perception of teamwork in senior practical nursing students. A paired t-test was performed to analyze the data collected from the questionnaires acquired before and after the TeamSTEPPS® training. The results showed a t-value of 8.49, greater than the critical t-value of 2.23, demonstrating a significant difference in the before and the after training questionnaire results, confirmed by p < .001, showing high significance. The results of the project showed an increase in the T-TAQ scores after the training, demonstrating and enhancement of the students’ perception of teamwork.
Recommended Citation
Rawson, Heather, "Enhancing Teamwork in Nursing Students" (2020). Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects. 3.
https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/nursing-dnp/3
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