Nurses on the floor, like Nurse Sam, began to know Elena by name. Because they worked together daily, Sam felt more comfortable raising difficult issues or pointing out potential errors.
The story of Elena and Sam reflects the findings of a major 12-month randomized clinical trial. The researchers discovered that while "patient-related metrics" like length of stay didn't change immediately, the of the team did. Download Increased Interprofessional Familiarity pdf
In the old system, nurses were present during inpatient rounds only about 28% of the time. Under the new model, with Elena and Sam consistently on the same team, that frequency jumped to nearly 47% . Nurses on the floor, like Nurse Sam, began