| Abstract [eng] |
The goals of the research: 1. Analyse the concept of the medical team. 2. Define the objectives of the surgery team. 3. Determine the level of satisfaction of the members of the surgery team with their job. 4. Look into professional relations among the members of the surgery team. 5. Consider the role and competence of the surgical nurse in the team. Survey population: 102 nurses of Public Institution Vilnius University Hospital Santariškių klinikos working in the operating rooms of abdominal surgery, gynaecology, urology, vascular and eye diseases, and surgeons, gynaecologists, urologists, eye doctors, vascular doctors and assistant doctors of Public Institution Vilnius University Hospital Santariškių klinikos working in operating rooms of Vilnius University Hospital Santariškių klinikos. Research methods: 1. Theoretical review of scientific references and publications. 2. Questionnaire survey of surgical nurses, surgeons and assistant doctors. A pilot survey was employed as the method. 3. Discussion and analysis of the results. Conclusions: 1. Based on the review of scientific references and the results of the survey, it was established that communication, mutual support and focus on the common goal are the attributes characterising a team. The surveyed medical workers described a team as a group of persons, wherein members primarily interact with one another to exchange information and make decisions, and their aim is to support each other and perform own tasks. 2. The goal of the teamwork in the operating room is to pool qualified medical aid, while the key objective of the surgery team is to fulfil the task. Attitude to work differs among nurses and doctors, and the goals of work are understood in various ways. 3. The majority of surgery workers were either satisfied or extremely satisfied with their job. In terms of statistics, satisfaction with job heavily relies on the length of the respondents’ service. 4. In cooperation, nurses rather appreciated individuality of a person and warm and good relationships, which would depend on the members of the team. The majority of the respondents felt themselves being full-blooded team members. A great number of the medical workers admitted having been subjected to mobbing. 5. In the respondents’ opinion, the surgical nurse basically performs the following two roles: a) working in a sterile surroundings beside the patient, b) being the medium between the sterile surroundings and the rest of the department. The majority of the respondents were not able to name the competences of the surgical nurse. Some respondents referred to knowledge of the names and purpose of surgical instruments, of types of surgical sutures and their usage, of principles and methods of aseptics and antiseptics, prevention of hospital infection and knowledge of the operation process as the only competences of the surgical nurse, and further distinguished competences of the surgical nurse by acquired education. |
