Relationships of Nurse-Nurse Collaboration and Nurse-Physician Collaboration with the Occurrence of Medical Errors
10.11111/jkana.2019.25.2.73
- Author:
Yeong Ju LEE
1
;
Jee In HWANG
Author Information
1. The Inje University Paik Hospital of Korea, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Cooperative behaviors;
Interprofessional relations;
Physician-nurse relations;
Medical errors
- MeSH:
Cooperative Behavior;
Interprofessional Relations;
Logistic Models;
Medical Errors;
Patient Safety;
Physician-Nurse Relations;
Weights and Measures
- From:Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration
2019;25(2):73-82
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to examine degrees of nurse-nurse collaboration and nurse-physician collaboration, and investigate their relationships to the occurrence of medical errors. METHODS: A cross-sectional questionnaire survey was conducted with 264 nurses in a university hospital. The questionnaire included fivecomponent nurse-nurse collaboration and three-component nurse-physician collaboration scales. Data were analyzed using independent t-tests, ANOVA, χ2 tests, and multiple logistic regression. RESULTS: Mean score for nurse-nurse collaboration was 2.8 out of 4.0, and for nurse-physician collaboration, 3.4 out of 5.0. There were significant differences in the nurse-nurse and nurse-physician collaboration scores by nurses' preference to workplace and work unit. A significant difference was found in the nurse-nurse collaboration scores by job position. Fifty-seven (21.60%) nurses responded that they had experienced a medical error in the last six months. Logistic regression analysis revealed that nurse-physician collaboration was a significant factor associated with nurses' error experience. Nurses with higher scores for the nurse-physician relationship component were less likely to experience medical errors. CONCLUSION: Findings from this study show that nurse-nurse and nurse-physician collaboration were moderate. Negative relationship between nurse-physician collaboration and the occurrence of medical error indicates that enhancing nurse-physician collaboration would contribute to improving patient safety.
