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In this article, the writer notes that there are multiple factors that influence the hospital/medical facility context and determine whether it supports effective nurse-physician communication. However, two of the most important of these factors are ethnicity and gender. In this paper the writer examines the literature on the effects of gender and ethnic diversity on nurse-physician communication as related to patient safety and risk management.

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"Arford has noted that 'Dysfunctional nurse-physician communication has been linked to medication errors patient injuries and patient deaths'. The organization is accountable for providing a context that supports effective nurse-physician communication. There are multiple factors that influence the hospital medical facility context and determine whether it supports effective nurse-physician communication. However two of the most important of these factors are ethnicity and gender. The purpose of this paper is to examine the literature on the ..."

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