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Comparing Psychological Type And Explanatory Between Nursing Students And Clinical Faculty: A Pilot Study, Lynn Allchin, Arthur J. Engler, Laura Cox Dzurec May 2006

Comparing Psychological Type And Explanatory Between Nursing Students And Clinical Faculty: A Pilot Study, Lynn Allchin, Arthur J. Engler, Laura Cox Dzurec

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Negotiation of complex collaboration and effective teamwork among health care providers is essential to patient safety and to quality of care. This study examined characteristics of nursing students and faculty influencing communication between them. Psychological type (Myers-Briggs Type Inventory (MBTI) (Myers, McCaulley, Quenk, & Hammer, 1998) and explanatory style (Attributional Style Questionnaire) (ASQ) (Peterson et al., 1982) were compared for participating first year baccalaureate nursing students (N=286), and clinical nursing faculty (N=59) from both two- and four-year nursing programs. Modal student psychological type was ESFJ; modal faculty psychological type was ISTJ. The two groups demonstrated significant differences in processing information, …