Original research: 'It depends': Medical residents' perspectives on working with nurses

American Journal of Nursing

Volumn 109, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 34-43

  Weinberg, Dana B ^a,b   Miner, Dianne Cooney ^c   Rivlin, Leetal ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c ST JOHN FISHER COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Interdisciplinary communication; Nurse physician relations; Relational coordination

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DOCTOR NURSE RELATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MULTICENTER STUDY; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING EDUCATION; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNICATION; EDUCATION, NURSING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; NURSE'S ROLE; PHYSICIAN-NURSE RELATIONS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67650661985     PISSN: 0002936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.NAJ.0000357167.63636.98     Document Type: Article

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