The role of nurse anaesthetists in a multidisciplinary team and their care for patients

Author: Martina Šustrová Department: Institute of Social Medicine Charles University in Prague Fakulty of Medicine in Hradec Králové Department of nursing Title of thesis: The role of nurse anaesthetists in a multidisciplinary team and their care for patients Consultant: Mgr. Eva Vachková Number of pages: 99 Number of appendices: 5 Session: 2011 Key words: anaesthesia, nurse anaesthetist, multidisciplinary team, teamwork, team roles SUMMARY: This work describes the role of nurse anaesthetists in a multidisciplinary team in operating rooms and their care for patients. The theoretical part defines the concept of anaesthesia; it deals with its history and present. It describes the role of nurse anesthetists, which is defined by their education, competences, and job description. Patient care in the operating room is influenced by communication and the level of cooperation among the members of multidisciplinary team. The empirical part of this work is based on quantitative research and its method of non-standard questionnaire. The research depicts the current position of nurse anaesthetists in a multidisciplinary team perceived by nurses themselves and by the other members of the multidisciplinary team. Moreover, it reveals occurrence of negative and positive factors in teamwork and it finds faults..