title: A comparison of role expectations and communication styles between transplant coordinators and transplant staff nurses.
abstract: The role of the transplant coordinator is multifaceted and demanding, requiring advanced clinical skills in addition to patient management responsibilities. Although much is known about the clinical skills of these coordinators, there is virtually no information available about their management abilities. A comparison of the beliefs of transplant coordinators and transplant staff nurses confirms that the coordinators have the role expectations and communication styles to allow them to function effectively in managing patient care as well as in working with physicians and other health professionals.
authors.affiliation: Integris Baptist Medical Center, Integris Oaklahoma Transplantation Institute, Oklahoma City, USA.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Paris
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Carlson
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Aussi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bak
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Emmett
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kwan
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pennington
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lancaster
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Paris
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003142:Communication; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D005260:Female; D006740:Hospital Administrators / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D007587:Job Description; D008297:Male; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement / Q000458:organization & administration*