Coping with Persistent Nursing Home Challenges: Team Functioning Strategies to Empower Direct Care Workers
2024
Improving Team Functioning in Nursing Homes
Sample size: 25
publication
Author Information
Author(s): Boakye Alfred, Morgan Jennifer
Primary Institution: University of Maryland, Baltimore
Hypothesis
What strategies can nursing homes use to improve team functioning and communication for better resident outcomes?
Conclusion
Implementing strategies like formalizing team structures and encouraging collaboration can enhance team functioning in nursing homes.
Supporting Evidence
- High-functioning teams are essential for delivering quality care in nursing homes.
- Strategies like formalizing team structures can reduce staff conflict and improve job satisfaction.
- Trauma-informed principles can help create positive work cultures in nursing homes.
Takeaway
This study found that nursing homes can work better by helping their teams communicate and support each other.
Methodology
Phenomenological qualitative approach with semi-structured interviews.
Participant Demographics
Predominantly Black women aged 41-50.
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