Background and aims Poor collaboration between the physicians and the nurses may interfere with nursing performance in patient care. This study aimed to determine the nurse–physician collaboration and professional autonomy of intensive care nurses. Subjects and methods This descriptive correlational study was performed on 126 nurses working in the intensive care units (ICUs) of Ardabil, Iran. The data were collected using the Jefferson scale of attitudes toward physician–nurse collaboration’ (JSAPNC) and the Dempster Practice Behavior Scale (DPBS). The results were analyzed using descriptive statistics (mean, standard deviation, and frequency) and inferential statistics (t-test, ANOVA, and Pearson). Results The mean score of the nurse–physician collaboration was found to be 47.83 ± 3.9, which indicates good collaboration between physicians and nurses in the ICUs. The results showed that 73% of the nurses reported a moderate autonomy and 27% of them considered their autonomy to be high. There was no significant relationship between the nurse–physician collaboration and the professional autonomy of the nurses ( p >0.05). Conclusion The nurses who participated in this study had a positive attitude toward collaboration with the physicians and a moderate level of professional autonomy. Interventions may be required to further enhance the level of nurse–physician collaboration and the professional autonomy of nurses. How to cite this article Aghamohammadi D, Dadkhah B, et al. Nurse-Physician Collaboration and the Professional Autonomy of Intensive Care Units Nurses. Indian J Crit Care Med 2019;23(4):178-181.
Background & aim: Inappropriate collaboration between nurse-physician effects on patient outcomes, job satisfaction of nurses, and hospital costs. This study aimed to determine nurses and physicians attitude toward nurse-physician collaboration in intensive care units of Ardabil. Methods: This descriptive correlational study was performed on 126 nurses and 61 physicians working in intensive care units of educational and therapeutic centers of Ardabil University of Medical Sciences. Data were collected using the Jefferson scale of attitudes toward the nurse-physician collaboration. Descriptive statistics (mean, standard deviation and frequency) and inferential statistics (T-test and one-way ANOVA) were used to analyze the data. Results: The mean scores of the nurse-physician collaboration from nurses and physicians viewpoints were 47.83±3.9 and 47.85±4.25, respectively. There was no significant difference between attitudes of nurses and physicians toward collaboration (p=0.97). Comparing the scores of nurses-physicians in the four areas showed asignificant difference in "care vs. treatment" (p=0.025) and "nurses autonomy" (p=0.008) areas. Conclusion: The results showed that nurses and physicians had a positive attitude toward nurse-physician collaboration. However, in some areas of collaboration, there are still differences in the attitudes of nurses and physicians. Given the importance of nurse-physician collaboration, especially in intensive care units, planning is needed to improve their attitude toward collaboration.
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