The study of status and influencing factors of nurse-physician collaboration in tertiary general hospitals

Abstract

Objective We aimed to study the status of nursephysician collaboration in tertiary gen-eral hospitals and analyze the influencing factors, and provide references for improving the status and the service of medical-nursing quality. Methods Totally 280 nurses and 186 doctors working in medicine, surgery, emergency room, operating room and ICU in tertiary general hospitals were recruited in the study. The participants were investigated with the questionnaire of Nurse-Physician Collaboration Scale, Jefferson Scale of Attitudes towards Physician-Nurse Collaboration and the Tool for Organizational Culture. Results The status of nurse-physician collaboration was in a good condition, doctors scored (82.98±12.97), which was signifi-cantly higher than those of nurses (76.71±14.25), and there was sighificant difference. For doctors, the influ-encing factors included organizational culture, cooperative attitudes, gender, the type of contract; for nurses, the influencing factors included organizational culture, the department and marital status. Conclusions It is suggested to improve the condition of nurse-physician collaboration from the hospital managers and medi-cal staff's point of view in tertiary general hospitals and construct the harmonious relationship between health care to provide high quality service for patients. Key words: Doctors; Nurses; Physician-nurse collaboration; Influencing factors