Intensity of interprofessional collaboration among intensive care nurses at a tertiary hospital. / Intensidad de colaboración interprofesional entre enfermeras de cuidados intensivos de un hospital de tercer nivel.

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVES: To measure the intensity of interprofessional collaboration (IPC) in nurses of an intensive care unit (ICU) at a tertiary hospital, to check differences between the dimensions of the Intensity of Interprofessional Collaboration Questionnaire, and to identify the influence of personal variables. METHOD: A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted with 63 intensive care nurses selected by simple random sampling. Explanatory variables age, sex, years of experience in nursing, years of experience in critical care, workday type and work shift type; variable of outcome: IPC. The IPC was measured by Intensity of Interprofessional Collaboration Questionnaire. Descriptive and bivariate statistical analysis (IPC and its dimensions with explanatory variables). RESULTS: 73.8% were women, with a mean age of 46.54 (±6.076) years. The average years experience in nursing and critical care was 23.03 (±6.24) and 14.25 (±8.532), respectively. 77% had a full time and 95.1% had a rotating shift. 62.3% obtained average IPC values. Statistically significant differences were found (P<.05) between IPC (overall score) and overall assessment with years of experience in critical care. CONCLUSIONS: This study shows average levels of IPC; the nurses with less experience in critical care obtained higher IPC and overall assessment scores.