Introduction Nurses and physicians are 2 key players in a well-functioning high quality healthcare system. The relationship between these two professions is continuously evolving. Combining the social identity theory (SIT) self-categorization theory, this review explores physician-nurse from perspective. Methods Screening of PubMed, Web Science, Cinahl Cochrane Library on keywords ‘Physician’, ...

Background: Conflict management among RNs is important when considering the well-being of nurses and the ongoing challenges caused by the shortage of nurses. Objective: The aim of this study was to explore registered nurses’ (RN) perceptions of conflict management in RN-RN collaborations and the relationship between RNs’ backgrounds and conflict management. Methodology: Data were collected from...

Back ground: The characteristics of geriatric health services facilities (GHSF) in Japan include provision of care focused on the life of the residents, and there is a need for cooperation between care workers and physical therapists responsible for the care. Thus, it is expected that a nurse manager occupies specific roles suited for the above characteristics that are different from those of m...

Human trafficking is internationally recognized as a widespread violation of human rights. This article defines and gives a detailed historical account of the political and social issues surrounding human trafficking. The article explains the role of the advanced practice forensic nurse in recognizing and addressing the needs of victims of human trafficking. The developing roles of the advanced...

The past three decades have witnessed a remarkable growth in nursing science development. In both Korea and the United States, nurse scientists are poised to address important issues related to the prevention and management of significant health care problems. The need for greater nursing science development in the areas of self management, genetics, geriatrics, health promotion across the life...

The ConPlan project conducted by the German Research Center for Arti cial Intelligence in collaboration with the SIEDA Software house aimed at representing and solving nurse scheduling problems as a problem of optimizing constraint satisfaction. Shifts are assigned to the personnel complying with legal regulations, avoiding over-time work as far as possible and meeting as many additional requir...

AIMS   To explore the feasibility and acceptability of a clinical nurse leader (CNL) role to improve interdisciplinary collaboration (IC) within a fragmented acute-care microsystem. BACKGROUND   Fragmented patient care is associated with preventable adverse healthcare outcomes. IC decreases fragmentation and improves patient care quality. The CNL role is theorized to provide the necessary lea...

This summary article discusses the status of the nursing shortage in the United States, with emphasis on successful strategies to address it. Liaisons between the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) and the Society for Critical Care Medicine, as well as with the American College of Cardiology, are highlighted, with primary emphasis on the strategy of nurse-physician collaboration.

1. Professor, Department of Nursing, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University 2. Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing, College of Medicine, Gyeongsang National University 3. Professor, College of Nursing, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI 02881 Corresponding author: Dal Sook Kim, PhD, RN, Department of Nursing, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University, 640 Moon-Hw...