Nurse-physician collaboration, autonomy, and decision-making ability among intensive care unit nurses in Tehran, Iran: A cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Clinical decision-making by intensive care unit nurses is vital for ensuring patient safety. It is hypothesized that professional autonomy and interprofessional collaboration are determinants that influence the quality of decision-making; however, empirical evidence supporting this hypothesis within Iranian intensive care unit settings remains limited.

Objective

To examine the correlations between perceived autonomy, nurse-physician collaboration, and clinical decision-making ability among intensive care unit nurses.

Methods

This study employed a cross-sectional design, with 400 intensive care unit nurses from two university hospitals in Tehran completing validated Persian versions of the P-AITCS-II, the Dempster/DPBS, and the Lauri & Salanterä instruments

SUBMITTER: Sarmadi S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12688092 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature