Attitudes toward Physician-Nurse Collaboration in Pediatric Workers and Undergraduate Medical/Nursing Students
Table 3
Mean and median for the attitudes towards collaboration, within PIS and NIS, as measured by the Jefferson Scale items and total score.
PIS ()
NIS ()
Mean
Median
IQR
Mean
Median
IQR
(1) A nurse should be viewed as a collaborator and colleague with a physician rather than his/her assistant
3.36
3.00
1
3.56
4.00
1
(2) Nurses are qualified to assess and respond to psychological aspects of patients’ needs
3.18
3.00
1
3.40
3.00
1
(3) During their education, medical and nursing students should be involved in teamwork in order to understand their respective roles
3.42
3.00
1
3.47
3.00
1
(4) Nurses should be involved in making policy decisions affecting their working conditions
3.22
3.00
1
3.52
4.00
1
(5) Nurse should be accountable to patients for the nursing care they provide
3.49
4.00
1
3.34
3.00
1
(6) There are many overlapping areas of responsibility between physicians and nurses
2.90
3.00
2
2.86
3.00
1
(7) Nurses have special expertise in patient education and psychological counselling
3.32
3.00
1
3.38
3.00
1
(8) Doctors should be dominant authority in all healthcare matters
2.95
3.00
1
2.29
2.00
1
(9) Imagine yourself in a situation where you work at a hospital, what do you then think about the following statement: physicians and nurses should contribute to decisions regarding the hospital discharge of patients
2.87
3.00
1
3.05
3.00
0
(10) The primary function of the nurse is to carry out the physician’s orders
2.86
3.00
1
2.48
2.00
1
(11) Nurses should be involved in making policy decisions concerning the hospital support services upon which their work depends
3.06
3.00
0
3.08
3.00
0
(12) Nurses should also have responsibility for monitoring the effects of medical treatment
3.17
3.00
1
3.16
3.00
0
(13) Nurses should clarify a physician’s order when they feel that it might have the potential for detrimental effects on the patient
3.56
4.00
1
3.67
4.00
1
(14) Physicians should be educated to establish collaborative relationships with nurses
3.29
3.00
1
3.57
4.00
1
(15) Interprofessional relationships between physicians and nurses should be included in their educational programmers
3.22
3.00
1
3.52
4.00
1
Jefferson total
47.90
47
8
48.33
48
6
IQR = interquartile range; PIS consists of pediatrician, pediatric interns, and medical students; NIS consists of pediatric nurses, nursing interns, and nursing students.
