Nurse-physician relations and quality of nursing care: Findings from a national survey of nurses

Canadian Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 120-136

  Kenaszchuk, Chris ^a   Wilkins, Kathryn ^b   Reeves, Scott ^a,c,d   Zwarenstein, Merrick ^d,e,f   Russell, Ann ^g  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b STATISTICS CANADA   (Canada)

^c ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre   (Canada)

^f KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^g The Michener Institute for Applied Health Sciences   (Canada)

Author keywords

Care delivery; Interprofessional care; National survey of the work and health of nurses; Nurse relationships professional issues; Nurse physician collaboration; Nursing roles; Quality of patient care

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CANADA; COOPERATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DOCTOR NURSE RELATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICAL MODEL; WORKPLACE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CANADA; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; LOGISTIC MODELS; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PHYSICIAN-NURSE RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; ROC CURVE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WORKPLACE;

EID: 77953840768     PISSN: 08445621     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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