Research article summary (published 29 Apr 1992):

Collaboration between nurses and physicians: no longer a choice.

Full Abstract

Collaboration, a relationship of interdependence, requires the recognition of complementary roles. Traditionally, physicians generally have not demonstrated collaboration in their work with nurses; nurses, on the other hand, have more often sought a collaborative relationship. But the rapidly changing, increasingly complex and constraining world of health care requires that doctors, nurses, and the institutions that educate and employ them reevaluate the doctor-nurse relationship and assess the value of making it a more collaborative one. This essay deals with the phenomenon of collaboration, why there are compelling reasons to promote it, the barriers that exist between nurses and physicians in achieving collaborative relationships, and strategies to promote change. Comments of experienced observers and summaries of the pertinent research literature are presented.

Author information

Author/s: Fagin, C M (CM);

Affiliation: University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia 19104-6096.

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article; Review

Journal: Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges (Acad Med), published in UNITED STATES. (Language: eng)

Reference: 1992-May; vol 67 (issue 5) : pp 295-303

Dates: Created 1992/06/11; Completed 1992/06/11; Revised 2007/11/15;

PMID: 1575859, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 2/18/2009, IMS Date: )

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Assertiveness Communication Education, Medical - standards Education, Nursing - standards Evaluation Studies as Topic Humanism Humans Interinstitutional Relations Interprofessional Relations Job Satisfaction Models, Nursing

Models, Nursing Nurses - psychology Patient Care Team - organization & administration; standards Physicians - psychology Power (Psychology) Professional Autonomy Role Social Class Societies, Medical Societies, Nursing Stereotyping

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