DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2015.v03i09.037

Pages: 3335-3341

Interactions between physician and nurse are discussed as an indicator to present the desirable care from the patient. The present study was conducted with aim of clarifying the status of communication and collaboration's nurse and physician as well as the correlation of these two factors from the nurses' viewpoint. The materials and methods in this research has been a descriptive – analytical study from cross-sectional type that all nurses employed in the wards ofHospitals22 Bahman and Hakim's Neyshabour County participated as total census in it. The sample size was determined162 persons according to Morgan table. To collect data was used from three-part questionnaire including demographic information as well as the communication and collaboration's physician and nurse. Data collected by SPSS software of version 16andthroughdescriptive-statistical methods and inferential tests were analyzed. In results from all participants, 37%, 24.7% and 38.3% were working in intensive care units (ICUs), emergency ward, and other wards, respectively. Communication and collaboration scores of nurses in all domains were at moderate extent. A positive correlation was found between the scopes of communication with collaboration's physician and nurse (r = 0.04, P < 0.001). A significant relationships were also found between employees' demographic characteristics and communication and collaboration (P = 0.000). In conclusion the results showed that the effective communication between physician and nurse for collaboration among them is an important element so that whatever communication is more, collaboration will be more.