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9.12.14

Impact of State Certification of CHWs on Team Climate Among Registered Nurses in the US

Community Health. 2014 Jul 25. [Pubmed Abstract]

The Impact of State Certification of Community Health Workers on Team Climate Among Registered Nurses in the United States
Siemon M, Shuster G, Boursaw B

A number of states have adopted certification programs for community health workers (CHWs) to improve recognition of CHWs as members of health care teams, increase oversight, and to provide sustainable funding. There has been little research into the impact of state CHW certification on the diffusion and adoption of CHWs into existing health care systems. This study examined the impact of state CHW certification on the perceptions of team climate among registered nurses (RNs) who work with CHWs in states with and without CHW certification programs.

The study recruited RNs using a purposeful sampling method and used an online survey, which included the Team Climate Inventory (TCI), and compared the perceptions of team climate between the two groups. The study found no…

Categories >CHWs, Health Policy, Primary Care
Tags >health team, quality assurance
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