Assesment of peculiarities of teamwork among medical staff from anesthesia, resuscitation and intensive care units at Kaunas x hospital

Research objective: To asses of peculiarities of teamwork among medical staff from anesthesia, resuscitation and intensive care units at Kaunas X hospital. Research methodology: Research was carried out during October – December 2010. An anonymous questionnaire method was used for this research. Questionnaires were distributed to medical staff working in anesthesia, resuscitation, and intensive care unts (N=74). Seventy correctly completed questionnaires were returned and used in further statistical analysis (response was 89.02%). Results: It was found that all medical staff involved in the study (100%.) had heard about the significance of teamwork in the health care sector. The vast majority (96%) of respondents agreed with the statement that team is a group of two or more people who are inter-related and they influence each other, working together towards a common goal. Six from ten respondents almost always worked in a team and one-third quite often worked in a team. The main factors that determined the satisfaction with teamwork are communicating with colleagues, gaining more knowledge, strengthening mutual trust between staff and good relationships, the ability to develop skills and qualifications. Three-quarters of respondents expressed the interest for improverment of conflict management skills; one-fifth said that they would like to improve communication skills with team members. Conclusions: The results showed that importance of teamwork and its principles are significant for anesthesia, resuscitation and intensive care unit medical staff. Majority of respondents possibly would like to improve conflict management skills