title: Sustainability of improvements in perinatal teamwork and safety climate.
abstract: The purposes of this study were to describe changes in perinatal nurse (n = 70) and physician (n = 88) perceptions of teamwork and safety climate after implementing a 6-month Crew Resource Management training program and compare responses between nurses and physicians. The Teamwork and Safety Climate Survey was administered prior to and 1 year after the intervention. There were significant improvements in nurse and physician perceptions of teamwork and safety climate; however, physicians perceived teamwork more positive than nurses.
authors.affiliation: NYU Langone Medical Center/New York University College of Nursing, New York (Dr Budin); William F. Connell School of Nursing, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts (Dr Gennaro and Ms O'Connor); and NYU Langone Medical Center, New York (Ms Contratti).
authors.forename: Wendy C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Budin
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gennaro
authors.forename: Caitlin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: OʼConnor
authors.forename: Flavia
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Contratti
mesh_terms: D000046:Academic Medical Centers; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D005260:Female; D006757:Hospital Units / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education; D017283:Neonatal Nursing / Q000193:education; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010500:Perinatology / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards; D019555:Physician-Nurse Relations; D011247:Pregnancy; D058996:Quality Improvement; D017751:Safety Management / Q000592:standards*; D013192:Staff Development