Nurses' Perception Regarding the Quality of Communication between Nurses and Physicians in Emergency Departments in Saudi Arabia: A Cross Sectional Study.

ABSTRACT: Background: One of the defining characteristics of safe and highly reliable patient care is effective team communication. It is becoming increasingly crucial to improve communication among healthcare team members since social and medical conditions change quickly. Main aim: The present study seeks to assess nurses' perception of the quality of communications between physicians and nurses and associated factors in the emergency departments of selected government hospitals in Saudi Arabia. Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out in five hospitals in Jazan and three hospitals in Hail City, Saudi Arabia, on a convenience sample of 250 nurses total using self-administered questionnaires. Independent sample t-tests and one-way ANOVA were used for the data analysis.

SUBMITTER: Daheshi N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10000906 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature