PubMed:25598391 JSONTXT

{"target":"https://pubannotation.org/docs/sourcedb/PubMed/sourceid/25598391","sourcedb":"PubMed","sourceid":"25598391","source_url":"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25598391","text":"Nurse-physician collaboration and associations with perceived autonomy in Cypriot critical care nurses.\nBACKGROUND AND AIMS: Increased nurse-physician collaboration is a factor in improved patient outcomes. Limited autonomy of nurses has been proposed as a barrier to collaboration. This study aims to explore nurse-physician collaboration and potential associations with nurses' autonomy and pertinent nurses' characteristics in adult intensive care units (ICUs) in Cyprus.\nDESIGN AND METHODS: Descriptive correlational study with sampling of the entire adult ICU nurses' population in Cyprus (five ICUs in four public hospitals, n = 163, response rate 88·58%). Nurse-physician collaboration was assessed by the Collaboration and Satisfaction About Care Decisions Scale (CSACD), and autonomy by the Varjus et al. scale.\nRESULTS: The average CSACD score was 36·36 ± 13·30 (range: 7-70), implying low levels of collaboration and satisfaction with care decisions. Male participants reported significantly lower CSACD scores (t = 2·056, p = 0·04). CSACD correlated positively with years of ICU nursing experience (r = 0·332, p \u003c 0·0001) and professional satisfaction (r = 0·455, p \u003c 0·0001). The mean autonomy score was 76·15 ± 16·84 (range: 18-108). Higher degree of perceived collaboration (CSACD scores) associated with higher autonomy scores (r = 0·508, p \u003c0·0001).\nCONCLUSIONS: Our findings imply low levels of nurse-physician collaboration and satisfaction with care decisions and moderate levels of autonomy in ICU nurses in Cyprus.\nRELEVANCE TO CLINICAL PRACTICE: The results provide insight into the association between nurse-physician collaboration and nurses' autonomy and the correlating factors.","tracks":[]}