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dc.contributor.authorGillespie, Brigid M
dc.contributor.authorChaboyer, Wendy
dc.contributor.authorWallis, Marianne
dc.contributor.authorChang, Hsiao-yun Annie
dc.contributor.authorWerder, Helen
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T14:33:23Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T14:33:23Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.date.modified2010-01-28T05:30:22Z
dc.identifier.issn0309-2402
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/j.1365-2648.2008.04955.x
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/28512
dc.description.abstractAbstract Title. Operating theatre nurses' perceptions of competence: a focus group study. Aim. This paper is a report of a study exploring nurses' perceptions of the components of competence in the operating theatre. Background. Competency Standards for operating theatre practice are used in some countries to guide clinical and professional behaviours. The need for competence assessment has been enshrined, but the conceptualization and agreement about what signifies competence in Operating Theatre has been lacking. Methods. Three focus groups were conducted with 27 operating theatre nurses in three major metropolitan hospitals in Queensland, Australia. Interviews were audio taped and field notes were taken. Data were collected during 2008. Thematic analysis was performed. Findings. From the analysis of the textual data, three themes were identified: 'coalescence of theoretical, practical, situational and aesthetic knowledge within a technocratic environment'; 'the importance of highly developed communication skills among teams of divergent personalities and situations'; and 'managing and coordinating the flow of the list'. Conclusion. These findings have identified that competence in respect to components of knowledge, teamwork and communication, and the ability to coordinate and manage are important and should be incorporated in operating theatre Competency Standards. Additionally, findings may assist in the development of an instrument to measure operating nurses' perceived competence. Keywords: communication, competence, focus group, knowledge, leadership, teamwork, theatre nurses, workload
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.format.extent71458 bytes
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherWiley-Blackwell Publishing
dc.publisher.placeUnited Kingdom
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom1019
dc.relation.ispartofpageto1028
dc.relation.ispartofissue5
dc.relation.ispartofjournalJournal of Advanced Nursing
dc.relation.ispartofvolume65
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchNursing
dc.subject.fieldofresearchNursing not elsewhere classified
dc.subject.fieldofresearchMidwifery
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4205
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode420599
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4204
dc.titleOperating Theatre nurses’ perceptions of competence: A focus group study
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.facultyGriffith Health, School of Nursing and Midwifery
gro.rights.copyright© 2009 Wiley-Blackwell Publishing. This is the author-manuscript version of the paper. Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher.The definitive version is available at www.interscience.wiley.com
gro.date.issued2009
gro.hasfulltextFull Text
gro.griffith.authorChaboyer, Wendy
gro.griffith.authorGillespie, Brigid M.


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