title: A collaborative approach to team building between staff and students in long-term care.
abstract: Nursing staff and student interactions were not facilitating a system of care that reflected a team effort. Nursing staff and students were involved in efforts to resolve issues that influenced their professional relationships through use of a problem-solving approach. Team-building strategies were implemented, relationships improved, and collaboration increased between nursing staff members and students. Results of this project have implications for the socialization of nursing students and the development of professional relationships in clinical settings.
authors.affiliation: Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne, USA.
authors.forename: O A
authors.initials: OA
authors.lastname: Freiburger
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D004507:Education, Nursing, Associate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000523:psychology*; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012866:Skilled Nursing Facilities; D012951:Socialization; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology*