Ethical dimensions of nurse-physician relations in critical care.
Recent research findings highlight the importance of nurse-physician collaboration for more positive patient outcomes. Nowhere is this more important than in addressing the ethical aspects of critical care practice. Differences in values, communication, trust, and responsibilities can precipitate conflict between nurses and physicians over ethical components of care. Strategies to address these ethical conflicts and improve nurse-physician collaboration are needed at both the organization and policy level.
Corley
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Virginia Commonwealth University, Medical College of Virginia School of Nursing, Richmond, USA. mccorley@hsc.vcu.edu
D003220:Conflict, Psychological; D003422:Critical Care / Q000592:standards*; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D004993:Ethics, Nursing; D006801:Humans; D019555:Physician-Nurse Relations; D014481:United States