team nursing

[em_chem]

Hi, i'm currently studying nursing in Brisbane Australia and we have been asked to complete an assignment on 'team nursing'. This assignment is not as easy as it may seem.

I have searched all of the libraries and all of the relevent web sites and I still can't find anything useful.

When I do find something useful, the site is usually one that requires a subscription and payments, and being a student I am unable to access those sites. If you have any relevant information or know of good books, journals, or web sites it would be very much appriciated.

Thanks again

Emily.

[joannep]

Emily have you checked the sticky threads at the top of the Australian Board, I am sure gweneth would have something there you can use.

I am currently working as a ANUM on an acute medical ward.

From personal experience, I have found that team nursing in practice just results in one person doing all the work, and the other running around covering for them.

When I do work allocations, I have on occasion, grouped a div 1 & div 2 together with a combined patient load, and the div 2 generally hate it, as they feel they do all the work and the div 1 just does the drugs.

Joanne