| Summary: | Introduction: The staffs' attitudes, beliefs, ideologies and
dutifulness, along with their individual characteristics particularly their personality traits
are among the factors that are known to affect their performance. The aim of this study was to
determine the effect of individual contributions to the process of intraprofessional
collaboration among Iranian nurses. Methods: Twenty-three nurses from three different areas,
namely Tehran, Tabriz and Ilam hospitals participated in this qualitative study. The
participants were selected through purposive sampling. Data were collected using deep and
unstructured interviews. Interviews were simultaneously analyzed using conventional content
analysis method after being transcribed. Results: Several essential factors contributing to
the process of effective collaboration among Iranian nurses were identified: (a) nurses’
perspectives and beliefs, (b) personal experiences, (c) individual characteristics and, (d)
personal problems. Conclusion: The findings indicate that the features and characteristics of
individual contributions are very important and effective on nurses' intraprofessional
collaboration. Thus, attention must be paid to these factors in order to overcome problems and
obstacles that are encountered on the way of achieving effective collaboration.
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