Achieving Strong Teamwork Practices in Hospital Labor and Delivery Units

• Main Author: Farley, Donna O. (auth)
• Other Authors: Sorbero, Melony E. (auth), Lovejoy, Susan L. (auth), Salisbury, Mary (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: RAND Corporation 2010
• Subjects: Gynaecology & obstetrics; Health systems & services; Clinical & internal medicine; Health Sciences
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

To learn how hospital labor and delivery units can achieve effective and sustainable teamwork practices and how much such practices affect staff experiences and patient outcomes, RAND researchers studied five units as they implemented improvements in their teamwork practices over a one-year period....