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ABSTRACT
Background: Nurse-physician communication has a major effect on workplace
environment and patient’s care and safety. It involves more than just the exchange of
information. Data must be transmitted in a clear and reliable way with mutual respect and
satisfaction, to assure getting the job done right as well as getting the right job.
Objective: The main aim of this study was to assess perception of nurses towards
Nurse-Physician communication in patient care and associated factors at University of
Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia 2018.
Methods: Institution based cross sectional quantitative study supported with qualitative
approach was employed from March 20 to April 20/2018. Simple random sampling
technique after stratification was used to select 236 study participants. Self-administered
pretested questionnaire was used for data collection. Simple and Multiple Linear
regression analysis was employed to identify factors associated with dependent and
independent variables. To measure the degree of association beta coefficient with, 95%
CI and p< 0.05 were computed. Semi structured guide in depth interview was used to
collect and thematic content analysis of the interview was performed.
Results: The overall level of perceived nurse-physician communication is 65.29% with
95% CI (63.4, 67.2). Absence of disruptive behavior of nurses, poor interpersonal
communication skill, poor attitude to work, sex and difficulty of night shifts are significant
factors at multiple linear regression for perceived nurse-physician communication in
patient care.
Conclusion: The perceived nurse-physician communication level is low. Therefore
improvement strategies for communication gaps is needed to improve patient care quality.
Key words: Perception, perceived nurse-physician communication. |
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