Association Between Interdisciplinary Collaboration and Leadership Ability in Intensive Care Unit Nurses: A Cross-Sectional Study

This study was designed to clarify the relationship between nursing leadership ability and interdisciplinary collaboration. Methods This cross-sectional study included 3,324 nurses with> 3 years of experience working in an ICU in Japan as participants. The investigation period was from April to September 2016. The developed questionnaire addressed leadership ability (Self-Assessment Inventory of Leadership role for staff nurses) and activities and perceptions related to multidisciplinary collaboration (Collaboration and Satisfaction About Care Decisions). The questionnaires were then collected and mailed. Results The 2,063 valid questionnaire responses gave a valid response rate of 61%. Nursing leadership ability was found to be significantly higher in advanced practice nurses (APNs; 78.8 ± 9.5, p
Source: Journal of Nursing Research - Category: Nursing Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLES Source Type: research