title: Nurse-physician relationships in hospitals: 20,000 nurses tell their story.
abstract: "Good" relationships between nurses and physicians are important to high-quality patient care. Five different types of nurse-physician relationships exist on clinical units. What are the differences in the nurse-physician climate between magnet and comparison hospitals? What are the organizational structures and best leadership practices that help nurses develop collegial and collaborative relationships with physicians?
authors.affiliation: Health Science Research Associates, Tahoe City, California 96145, USA. claudializ@juno.com
authors.forename: Claudia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Schmalenberg
authors.forename: Marlene
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kramer
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015279:Organizational Culture; D019555:Physician-Nurse Relations; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D017751:Safety Management; D014481:United States