title: Perspectives and experiences of Iranian nurses regarding nurse-physician communication: a content analysis study.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Nurse-physician communication in the healthcare setting is an important subject that requires international attention because of its relationship with nurses' job satisfaction, turnover, patient safety, and above all, the quality of care. The importance of conducting studies on communication in different cultures and contexts in order to increase nurses' knowledge regarding nurse-physician communication cannot be overemphasized.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this study was to explore the perspectives and experiences of Iranian nurses regarding nurse-physician communication.
  
  
  METHODS
  A qualitative study, using the content analysis approach, was conducted. Semistructured interviews were held with 22 female nurses with a Bachelor's degree who were working in two teaching hospitals in an urban area of Iran.
  
  
  RESULTS
  During the data analysis, three main themes emerged: "no independence in decision-making", "lack of acknowledgment of nurses' capabilities", and "unequal support by the healthcare system".
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Healthcare team members and administrators should listen to nurses' perspectives and try to address the problematic areas of nurse-physician communication if they are improving the quality of nursing care that is expected.
authors: Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors: Mojtaba
authors: M
authors: Vaismoradi
authors: Mahvash
authors: M
authors: Salsali
authors: Mohammad
authors: M
authors: Esmaeilpour
authors: Mohammad Ali
authors: MA
authors: Cheraghi
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D007492:Iran; D009726:Nurses / Q000523:psychology*; D019555:Physician-Nurse Relations