Benchmarking report explores state of nurse-physician collaboration

The nurse-physician dynamic has been found to shape various aspects of the healthcare environment. Research has uncovered that nurse-physician collaboration can affect patient care, patient satisfaction, hospital costs, and turnover. But as a nurse, how do you see it affecting your facility?

HCPro, Inc., recently surveyed 67 nursing professionals in the healthcare industry about the issue of nurse-physician collaboration within facilities of various sizes and settings nationwide. Participants responded to questions about nurse-physician collaboration barriers, strategies facilities are using to improve nurse-physician collaboration, and the influence poor nurse-physician collaboration has on stress. Take a look at some of the results:

• 91% of nurses that rated their facility as having "excellent" nurse-physician communication came from organizations that employed fewer than 100 nurses
• 82% of nurses surveyed said positive steps have been taken at their facilities to create work environments with better nurse-physician collaboration
• 80% of nurses said poor nurse-physician collaboration brought stress to the workplace
• 75% of nurses admitted to knowing other nurses who have vacated positions due to poor nurse-physician collaboration

What are your first impressions of these results?

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