Table 3 Typology of indirect challenges
Typology of indirect challenges | Participant example |
|---|---|
Expressing personal uncertainty or discomfort | “Could you show me how or could you perform it because I don’t feel comfortable?” OBR006, interview |
Reframing challenges as an educational question | “If I think that they’re not doing the right thing, I try and phrase it in like, ‘for my own learning because I don’t know’” OBR009, interview |
Providing facts without judgment | “Sometimes … the nurse will say something similar to, ‘the heart rate’s been down at 60 for 3 min now.’ … it gives me a little nudge to say, ‘okay, let’s stop waiting, let’s act.’ Because sometimes when things are happening like that, you get a sense of tunnel vision, and you don’t see the bigger picture. FP008, interview |
Non-verbal cues | “Or sometimes you get in the room, and the nurse has already got the O.R. pack stamped up for a C-section, and you’re like, I think I know what you’re thinking.” OB009, interview |