title: Conflict management training and nurse-physician collaborative behaviors.
abstract: Collaboration between nurses and physicians continues to be elusive although it is a desirable goal for most in health care. This study used a quasi-experimental design to evaluate the outcomes of a conflict resolution (management) training program on nurses' perception of their collaboration with the physicians with whom they work. Results showed no differences between the experimental and control groups following the intervention. Individual readiness and evaluation of the antecedents of collaboration should be determined before implementing such an intervention.
authors.affiliation: Scripps Memorial Hospital, La Jolla, California, USA.
authors.forename: Brenda N
authors.initials: BN
authors.lastname: Boone
authors.forename: Major L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: King
authors.forename: Louise S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Gresham
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Wahl
authors.forename: Eunice
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Suh
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003220:Conflict, Psychological; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D010564:Personnel, Hospital / Q000193:education*; D019555:Physician-Nurse Relations; D012938:Social Perception; D013192:Staff Development / Q000379:methods*