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Silence, Power And Communication In The Operating Room, Fauzia Gardezi, Lorelei Lingard, Sherry Espin, Sarah Whyte, Beverley Orser, G. Baker

Lorelei Lingard

Aim.  This paper is a report of a study conducted to explore whether a 1- to 3-minute preoperative interprofessional team briefing with a structured checklist was an effective way to support communication in the operating room.

Background.  Previous research suggests that nurses often feel constrained in their ability to communicate with physicians. Previous research on silence and power suggests that silence is not only a reflection of powerlessness or passivity, and that silence and speech are not opposites, but closely interrelated.

Methods.  We conducted a retrospective study of silences observed in communication between nurses and surgeons in a multi-site observational …

Perceptions Of The Role Of The Registered Nurse In An Urban Interprofessional Academic Family Practice Setting, Jennifer Akeroyd, Ivy Oandasan, Ann Alsaffar, Cynthia Whitehead, Lorelei Lingard

Lorelei Lingard

Registered nurses (RNs) in Ontario have been asked to work collaboratively with family physicians (FPs) and other healthcare professionals in the family practice setting to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of healthcare delivery (OFPN 2005). Yet, little is known about the optimal utilization of the RN's role in family practice. This study builds on recent conversations regarding utilization of the nursing workforce (Oelke et al. 2008) and the nursing role (White et al. 2008) in the acute care setting by presenting perceptions of the role of the RN in an urban academic family practice setting. Interviews were conducted with 23 …