Team work in nursing: systematic literature review

The comprehension of the real meaning of team is fundamental, and even necessary for a good and efficient quality in healthcare with, requiring collective involvement of the nursing team. The present article aims to identify and to analyze the national scientific production in Nursing area about team work over the period from 1992 to 2002. It is a literature review proceeded using seven nursing journals. Twenty-four articles concerning the subject were identified and analyzed, with major occurrence in the year of 1997. In the remaining years production is linear and less expressive regarding to publication by year. The issue most emphazised by authors as an estrategic tool and essential in team interaction, was communication.