A qualitative research on nurse-physician collaboration experience in a tertiary general hospital of Chongqing
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1672-7088.2017.27.018
- VernacularTitle:重庆医科大学附属第一医院医护合作体验的质性研究
- Author:
Chunmei SHU
1
;
Qinghua ZHAO
;
Li WANG
Author Information
1. 400016,重庆医科大学附属第一医院妇科日间病房
- Keywords:
Physician;
Nurses;
Nurse-physician collaboration;
Nurse-physician relationship;
Qualitative research
- From:
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing
2017;33(27):2146-2149
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To comprehend the real experience of nurses and physicians towards nurse-physician collaboration in tertiary general hospital of Chongqing, thus to investigate and analyze its status and influencing factors. Methods A qualitative study was conducted to explore 17 nurses and physicians from different departments in tertiary general hospital of Chongqing. The data were collected through in-depth semi-structured interviews and analyzed using Colaizzi method. Results Three themes were extracted:the nurse-physician collaboration was the common requirement for nurses and physicians;the scale of the nurse-physician collaboration seemed to be limited and needed to be further enhanced;nurse-physician collaboration was influenced by multiple factors. Conclusions The necessity of nurse-physician collaboration is highly approved by nurses and physicians. The physicians and nurses should develop the ideas of nurse-physician collaboration, perform multiple activities of nurse-physician collaboration, improve nurse- physician communication, establish policy system of nurse- physician collaboration, and promote the full implementation of the nurse-physician collaboration.