ICU nurses and physicians dialogue regarding patients clinical status and care options—a focus group study

Nurses and physicians work side-by-side in the intensive care unit (ICU). Effective exchanges of patient information are essential to safe patient care in the ICU. Nurses often rate nurse-physician communication lower than physicians and report that it is difficult to speak up, that disagreements ar...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Monica Kvande, Else Lykkeslet, Sissel Lisa Storli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2017-01-01
Series:International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health & Well-Being
Subjects:
ICU
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17482631.2016.1267346