This chapter presents an in-depth longitudinal study of hospital work. It discusses standardization after the introduction of a computer-mediated nurse–nurse/ interdisciplinary handover in a cardiology ward and its effect on collaborative work activities. The standardization also plays out in the physical architecture adopted by the hospital, which impact on the " who " and " how " collaboratio...

The article describes how service access barriers (language, trust) were addressed at different levels (organization, service provider, community) by involving Family Home Visitors to support Nurse Practitioners in providing preand postnatal services to linguistic minority women in Ontario. The investigators undertook a secondary analysis of 18 semi-structured interviews with health unit inform...

STUDY OBJECTIVE The aim was to develop indices of the degree of collaboration between district nurses, general practitioners, and health visitors. DESIGN Semistructured interviews were conducted with each member of a pair of professionals who had patients in common. In each district a stratified random sample of six general practitioners and six community nurses was drawn, and for each a "par...

Interprofessional collaboration and teamwork between nurses and physicians is essential for improving patient outcomes and quality of health services. This study examined the attitudes of nurses and physicians toward nurse-physician collaboration. A cross-sectional study was conducted among nurses and physicians (n = 414) in two main referral public hospitals in the Gaza Strip using the Arabic ...

AIM This paper is a report of a study to explore nurse prescribers' views on the role of inter-professional relationships and other means of support for nurse prescribing for patients in acute and chronic pain. BACKGROUND Research indicates that good team relationships are important for supporting nurse prescribing but that poor understanding of the role by other healthcare professionals can ...

Objective: This study aimed to determine the mediating role of motivation in effect nurse-nurse collaboration on work performance. Material and Methods: The research was carried out as a correlational using survey questions directed participants. One hundred thirty-one nurses who continued their active duties participated study. Within scope research, questionnaire consisting cooperation, at wo...

Aim A comparative analysis of concepts and practices of GP-nurse collaborations in primary health centres in Slovenia and Spain. BACKGROUND Cross-professional collaboration is considered a key element for providing high-quality comprehensive care by combining the expertise of various professions. In many countries, nurses are also being given new and more extensive responsibilities. Implement...