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dc.contributor.authorGillespie, BM
dc.contributor.authorChaboyer, W
dc.contributor.authorWallis, M
dc.contributor.authorChang, HYA
dc.contributor.authorWerder, H
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T14:33:22Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T14:33:22Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.date.modified2012-06-04T22:29:11Z
dc.identifier.issn1448-7535
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/26022
dc.description.abstractThis paper reports the findings of a qualitative study in which the aim was to explore nurses' perceptions of competence in the unique context of the operating room (OR). Three focus groups were conducted with 27 OR nurses from three large metropolitan hospitals in southeast Queensland. Analysis of textual data identified the category 'managing and coordinating the flow of the list'. Within this overarching category, four sub-categories - 'coordinating and negotiating competing priorities', 'leading', 'adapting and being flexible' and 'using the big picture perspective' - were important aspects of clinical competence. Findings indicated that coordinating human and material resources, and negotiating the flow of the operating list were not confined to the OR manager; rather, OR nurses at all levels of practice need to develop competence in these areas. These findings validate the importance of the role of the OR nurses who coordinate patient care within the theatre itself. Therefore, mentorship and education of less experienced OR nurses in relation to managing patient flow, problem solving, prioritising and managing intradisciplinary conflicts is essential if nurses are to develop these aspects of competence.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.format.extent1296700 bytes
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherCambridge Publishing
dc.publisher.placeAustralia
dc.publisher.urihttps://www.journal.acorn.org.au/jpn/
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom5
dc.relation.ispartofpageto12
dc.relation.ispartofissue1
dc.relation.ispartofjournalA C O R N: the journal of perioperative nursing in Australia
dc.relation.ispartofvolume22
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchNursing
dc.subject.fieldofresearchCommunity and primary care
dc.subject.fieldofresearchNursing not elsewhere classified
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4205
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode420503
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode420599
dc.titleManaging the List: OR nurses’ dual role of coordinator and negotiator
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.facultyGriffith Health, School of Nursing and Midwifery
gro.rights.copyright© 2009 ACORN. The attached file is reproduced here in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Please refer to the journal's website for access to the definitive, published version.
gro.date.issued2009
gro.hasfulltextFull Text
gro.griffith.authorChaboyer, Wendy
gro.griffith.authorGillespie, Brigid M.


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