title: Staff meeting gestalt: the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.
authors.affiliation: Phyllis Malpas, MA, RN, CGRN, is Nurse Manager, Endoscopy in the Digestive Disease Service Line, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston.
authors.forename: Marilyn
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schaffner
authors.forename: Phyllis
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Malpas
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003142:Communication; D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal / Q000451:nursing; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D007857:Leadership; D009718:Nurse Administrators / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000523:psychology*; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000523:psychology*; D056164:Teaching Rounds / Q000458:organization & administration*