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Table 2 Examples from the data analysis

From: Interprofessional communication in a psychiatric outpatient unit – an ethnographic study

Semantic units

Codes

Categories

Teams

 

The nurse believes that there are classic symptoms but does not want to make a diagnosis herself.

Responsibility

Streamlining workflow

Workload

Alone in responsibility

 

“You get to make rating scales with the patient but can’t interpret them.“

New work assignments

 

The psychiatrist raises his hand to speak.

Code of conduct

Structure and order

Leadership

Hierarchy

 

The nurse constantly turns to the psychologist and asks for his opinion.

Gives freedom but maintains order- Power

It affects interprofessional communication.

Now you can lift what is difficult and get heard and trusted.

“An open-minded atmosphere – climate”

Behaviours

A constant reminder lies over them like a wet blanket

When her case is done, the nurse scrolls on her phone during the conference.

Laissez-faire

We are a good unit and team; we take care of ourselves.

Acceptance of the situation and each other