Abstract
BACKGROUND: Optimal communication and collaboration between inter-disciplinary health care providers is critical to ensuring high quality patient care. We aimed to quantify the impact on physician-nurse collaboration (PNC) of implementing daily goal sheets (DGSs) in emergency settings.
METHODS: The usage of a DGS was administered in morning rounds in an emergency intensive care unit (ICU) for four consecutive months. A Jefferson Scale of Attitudes Toward Physician-Nurse Collaboration (JSAPNC) form was used before (n=113) and after (n=107) the intervention to evaluate the attitudes of PNCs from the perspective of both physicians and nurses.
RESULTS: There is a significant positive relation between the attitude to PNC and the participant age, educational background, and professional rank and title before DGS application (P<0.01 for each), whereas there was no significant difference observed after the initiation of the DGS.
CONCLUSIONS: The use of a DGS improves physician-nurse collaborations in emergency care settings.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1-7 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Jan 1 2020 |
Keywords
- Daily goal sheet (DGS)
- Emergency intensive care unit (EICU)
- Physician-nurse collaboration
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Surgery
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine