Effect of acute and chronic job demands on effective individual teamwork behaviour in medical emergencies

Abstract

Acute job strains impair effective individual teamwork behaviour during medical emergencies, and there is urgent need to prevent or reduce a build-up of job strain from high acute and chronic demands, particularly of the emotional kind.

Change in affective well‐being on change in perceived job characteristics: The mediating role of hope

“…As the study sample was homogeneous in profession, we ruled out the confounding effects of the job, and this is a major strength of this study. Whereas this also limits the generalizability of our findings from psychotherapists to other occupational populations, we claim that for employees in the health care sector (e.g., nurses, doctors, or elderly care workers) who are similarly exposed to high emotional demands at work (Gevers, van Erven, de Jonge, Maas, & de Jong, ) along with being at risk for poor well‐being (Rodwell & Munro, ), these findings may equally apply. Yet, as the level of autonomy is likely to vary considerably across these occupational groups, the processes related to perceived autonomy will require further investigation.…”

Influence of Teamwork Behaviors on Workplace Incivility as it Applies to Nurses

“…Nurses perform their duties in complex environments in which challenging workloads and a hectic pace are the norm (Croft & Cash, 2012). Significant job demands may lead to high levels of work-related stress that, ultimately, impedes effective teamwork (Gevers, van Erven, de Jonge, Maas, & de Jong, 2010). Some nurses may feel positioned at the bottom of the team hierarchy subordinate to doctors, administration, regulators, and patients.…”

“…Nurses working well within their team are better equipped to provide quality healthcare. Nurses are often forced to cope with high job demands often leading to higher levels of stress (Gevers et al, 2010). High levels of stress may negatively influence levels of workplace incivility.…”

“…A lack of closed-loop communication may lead to misinterpretation of a message and thus increased strain in the workplace. Strain in the workplace is hypothesized to influence effective teamwork behaviors, including coordination, performance monitoring, and backup behavior (Gevers et al, 2010). Incivility is only one of a number of potential sources of strain in the workplace.…”

Commuting patterns among Italian nurses: a cross‐sectional study

“…The most frequently described nurses' stressors concern on the one hand the relational and emotional aspects of providing care (e.g. moral dilemmas, grief, personal involvement in patients' suffering), and on the other hand fatigue and physical exhaustion, often deriving from staffing levels, workload and shift work, as well as from interpersonal conflicts at work (Bicking 2010;Burtson & Stichler 2010;Gevers et al 2010;Gray 2009;Lim et al 2010;Peterson et al 2010;Snell et al 2010).…”