THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN NURSES COMMUNICATION SKILLS AND NURSE-PHYSICIAN RELATIONSHIP AND COLLABORATION

Zeighami Mohammadi, SH and Hagigi, S (2009) THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN NURSES COMMUNICATION SKILLS AND NURSE-PHYSICIAN RELATIONSHIP AND COLLABORATION. The Journal of Urmia Nursing and Midwifery Faculty, 6 (4). pp. 188-196.

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Abstract

Collaboration between physicians and nurses is a fundamental element of a patient safety and risk management program. The ability of physicians and nurses to work together as a unified team is essential to improve outcomes, error and risk reduction, and optimum care. The purpose of this study was determine the association between nurses communication skills and nurse-physician relationship and collaboration in alborz hospital of karaj (1387). Material and Method: This is a descriptive –correlative study that utilized convenience sampling. One hundred nurses participated in this study. Data collected by a self report questionnaire. The instruments used included: the sample selection and demographic data form, communication skills questionnaire, nurse-doctor relationship questionnaire, and nurse-physician collaboration questionnaire. Data were analysis by a descriptive statistics such as frequency distribution, mean, standard deviation and inferential statistics such as ANOVA and Pearson's correlation coefficient. Results: The finding indicated that a significant positive correlation was found between communication skills with nurse-physician relationship (P<0.001) but a significant correlation was not found between communication skills with nurse-physician collaboration. In Our study, identified staff shortage (72%), government policies (52%), failure of communication skills (67%) is most effective factors that effect on nurse-physician relationship. Conclusion: Communication skills are weak in the most of nursing personeld. Their communications with physicians were good

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