title: Development of a checklist for documenting team and collaborative behaviors during multidisciplinary bedside rounds.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The objective of this study was to develop a reliable and valid checklist for documenting team and collaborative behaviors occurring during multidisciplinary bedside rounds.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  Teamwork and collaboration are important for providing high-quality patient care, yet there are no objective means of evaluating the occurrence of team and collaborative behaviors during bedside rounds.
  
  
  METHODS
  A checklist was developed and tested on 3 general medical units. Items on the checklist were derived from the literature and our medical center's patient-family-centered values.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The final version of the checklist was determined to be reliable, valid, and easy to use in the clinical setting.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Clinicians, administrators, and investigators are encouraged to use and/or modify this checklist for use in their setting. Further research identifying instruments to objectively measure teamwork and collaboration is needed.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Massachusetts 01060, USA. Elizabeth.henneman@gmail.com
authors.forename: Elizabeth A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Henneman
authors.forename: Reva
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kleppel
authors.forename: Kevin T
authors.initials: KT
authors.lastname: Hinchey
mesh_terms: D057189:Checklist; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D004282:Documentation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D009737:Nursing Records; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results