Nurse-Physician Relationships

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This paper explains that the relationship between physicians and registered nurses is important because it shapes the healthcare environment by increasing nurse satisfaction, decreasing nurse turnover, creating a better working environment and better patient with an emphasis on patient safety. The author points out that, when nurses and physicians establish an environment where they are collaborating and consulting, the physician views the nurse as an associate rather than a subordinate, this results in a better quality of care. The paper relates that a comprehensive healthcare project designed to assess the differences in diagnosis and treatment among nurses, general practitioners and consulting physicians, revealed that the relaxed atmosphere between the healthcare professionals created an environment in which the nurses felt comfortable making diagnosis and prescribing treatment.

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"The shortage of nurses places a special burden on the healthcare systems ability to retain nurses. In many cases, the work environment is a contributing factor in a nurse leaving the profession. In particular, the relationship that a registered nurse has with the physicians is critical. Registered nurses are under a great deal of stress because they are forced to work long hours and deal with difficult situations. This stress is compounded when the nurses and physicians have a bad relationship. Stress is reported as one of the leading health and safety problems that affect nursing and therefore patients."

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