Nurse-physician communication during labor and birth: Implications for patient safety

JOGNN - Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 547-556

  Simpson, Kathleen Rice ^a   James, Dotti C ^b   Knox, G Eric ^c  

^a ST JOHN S MERCY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Electronic fetal monitoring; Interdisciplinary communication; Interdisciplinary teamwork; Intrapartum care; Labor and birth; Nurse managed labor; Oxytocin; Patient safety

Indexed keywords

OXYTOCIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; COOPERATION; DOCTOR NURSE RELATION; DRUG MONITORING; FEMALE; FETUS MONITORING; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LABOR; LABOR INDUCTION; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL STAFF; MODEL; MOTIVATION; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; OBSTETRICAL NURSING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PREGNANCY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAFETY; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNICATION; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DRUG MONITORING; FEMALE; FETAL MONITORING; FOCUS GROUPS; GOALS; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; LABOR, INDUCED; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; MEDICAL ERRORS; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; MODELS, NURSING; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; OBSTETRICAL NURSING; OXYTOCICS; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PHYSICIAN-NURSE RELATIONS; PREGNANCY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 33748375792     PISSN: 08842175     EISSN: 15526909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1552-6909.2006.00075.x     Document Type: Article

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