title: Interprofessional cooperation: why is partnership so difficult?
abstract: The present state of interpersonal cooperation from the perspective of nursing is analysed, and some explanations are presented. The history of nurse-doctor cooperation in hospital is described. Examples of professional cooperation concerning the care of geriatric patients are also presented.
mesh_terms: D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D005853:Geriatrics; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D009726:Nurses / Q000523:psychology; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010820:Physicians / Q000523:psychology; D011209:Power, Psychological