Collaboration Effort between Physicians and Nurses: A Feedback Tool for the Review of the Hospitals

Abstract

A growing body of research affirms the significance of physician-nurse collaboration for the delivery of aquality patient care and better health outcomes. In this descriptive comparative study, the difference in attitudes toward collaboration between physicians and nurses was compared. Data were obtained through distribution of survey questionnaire which is an adaptation of the Jefferson Scale of Attitudes toward Physician-Nurse Collaboration (JSATPNC) to the practicing physicians and registered nurses at The Doctors' Clinic and Hospital Incorporated (TDCHI), Philippines. The mean scores on attitudes toward collaboration for physicians (n = 48) was 48.9 (± SD 6.16) and 51.2 (± SD 5.46) for nurses group (n=94). Mean scores were consistently higher for nurses as compared with physicians. Analysis demonstrated that this difference is statistically significant (t = 2.272 with P value of 0.0246< .05). Further analysis showed significant relationship between the physicians' number of years in practice with their attitudes towards collaboration but not with gender, age, and tribe. Results showed significant relationship between nurses' age and their attitude towards collaboration but failed to demonstrate significant relationship based on gender, tribe, and years in practice. Results were analyzed and used as bases to identify target areas for improving physician-nurse collaboration at TDCHI. The recommended plans and strategies were included in the revised TDCHI Training Manual.

Inter-professional collaboration of nurses and midwives with physicians and associated factors in Jimma University specialized teaching hospital, Jimma, south West Ethiopia, 2019: cross sectional study

“…The World Health Organization (WHO) Framework for interprofessional education and collaboration recognized that many health systems and health professionals throughout the world are disjointed and harassed to manage unmet health needs [8]. Though nursing and medicine are among the disciplines that work observantly and share a common pledge to patient well-being, a common type of struggle in health facilities is that between nurses and physicians which is caused by lack of daily interaction and teamwork [9].…”

“…Different pieces of literature had concluded that interprofessional collaboration of nurses and midwives with physicians is affected by their age, year of experience, sex, educational status, working area and attitude towards collaboration with physicians [9,10,[14][15][16]. Again hospital rules and regulations, different care plans of the professionals, lack of adequate midwives and nurses at the administrator level and lack of adequate time are also found to be associated factors [17,18].…”

Elective cesarean section on maternal request: ethical and legal considerations

“…It was observed, however, that psychological support during pregnancy may be beneficial to women who have fear of vaginal delivery, as well as to those who had a prior negative childbirth experience. [9,10] However, in our opinion, in the assumption of a conflict between the right of self-determination of the patient and the respect of the obstetrician professional autonomy, the patient position should be privileged. In this context, the circumstances in which a patient voluntarily requests a cesarean section are also decisive.…”

Inter-professional collaboration and associated factors among nurses and physicians in specialized public hospitals, the northwest, Ethiopia: mixed method multi-centered cross-sectional study

“…Interprofessional collaboration is a process involving mutual and active participation among independent professionals [ 1 ]. During which each group of healthcare professionals has the knowledge and skills to provid e care, and their interactions are governed by mutually agreed-upon shared norms and visions [ 1 , 2 ].…”