Nurse-surgeon object transfer: Video analysis of communication and situation awareness in the operating theatre
Nurse-surgeon object transfer: Video analysis of communication and situation awareness in the operating theatre
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DOI:
10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2014.01.007
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发表时间:
2014-09-01
影响因子:
8.1
通讯作者:
Kneebone, Roger
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作者:
Korkiakangas, Terhi;Weldon, Sharon-Marie;Kneebone, Roger
Background: One of the most central collaborative tasks during surgical operations is the passing of objects, including instruments. Little is known about how nurses and surgeons achieve this. The aim of the present study was to explore what factors affect this routine-like task, resulting in fast or slow transfer of objects.Methods: A qualitative video study, informed by an observational ethnographic approach, was conducted in a major teaching hospital in the UK. A total of 20 general surgical operations were observed. In total, approximately 68 h of video data have been reviewed. A subsample of 225 min has been analysed in detail using interactional video-analysis developed within the social sciences.Results: Two factors affecting object transfer were observed: (1) relative instrument trolley position and (2) alignment. The scrub nurse's instrument trolley position (close to vs. further back from the surgeon) and alignment (gaze direction) impacts on the communication with the surgeon, and consequently, on the speed of object transfer. When the scrub nurse was standing close to the surgeon, and "converged" to follow the surgeon's movements, the transfer occurred more seamlessly and faster (