The Effect of Nurses’ Teamwork Approach on Unmet Care Needs

This research was conducted to determine the effect of nurses' understanding of teamwork on unmet care needs during the pandemic. This descriptive and correlational type of study was conducted in a hospital located in eastern Turkey during the pandemic between June-September 2021. The data of the study were collected using the “Introductory Information Form”, “Teamwork Scale in Nursing”, and “Unmet Nursing Care Needs Survey” through face-to-face interviews. The sample of the study consisted of 155 nurses. Data analyses were performed using the SPSS 22 program in a computer environment. Frequency, mean, percentage, and standard deviation were calculated for evaluation. As a result of the normal distribution of the data, t-test was used in two groups and one way anova test was used in groups of more than two. Person analysis used in normal distributions was used to calculate the relationship in the study. In the study, it was found that the total mean score of the nurses on the Nursing Teamwork Scale was 3.47±0.58. The mean score of the Unmet/Undelivered Nursing Care Needs Survey-A was 1.54±0.95; and the mean score of the Unmet/Undelivered Nursing Care Needs Survey-B was 3.30±0.63. A negative significant relationship was found between the total mean score of the Nursing Teamwork Scale and the total mean score of the Unmet/Undelivered Nursing Care Needs Survey-A (p