title: Physicians' perceptions of physician-nurse interactions and information needs in China.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Good communication between physicians and nurses is important for the understanding of disease status and treatment feedback; however, certain issues in Chinese hospitals could lead to suboptimal physician-nurse communication in clinical work.
  
  
  METHODS
  Convenience sampling was used to recruit participants. Questionnaires were sent to clinical physicians in three top tertiary Grade-A teaching hospitals in China and six hundred and seventeen physicians participated in the survey.
  
  
  RESULTS
  (1) Common physician-nurse interactions were shift-change reports and provisional reports when needed, and interactions expected by physicians included face-to-face reports and communication via a phone or mobile device. (2) Most respondents believed that the need for information in physician-nurse interactions was high, information was moderately accurate and timely, and feedback regarding interaction time and satisfaction indicated that they were only average and required improvement. (3) Information needs in physician-nurse interactions differed significantly according to hospital category, role, workplace, and educational background (p < .05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There was a considerable need for information within physician-nurse interactions, and the level of satisfaction with the information obtained was average; requirements for the improvement of communication differed between physicians and nurses because of differences in their characteristics. Currently, the use of information technology in physician-nurse communication was less common but was highly expected by physicians.
authors.affiliation: a Peking University Third Hospital , Beijing , China.|b Center for Medical Informatics , Peking University , Beijing , China.
authors.forename: Dong
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wen
authors.affiliation: b Center for Medical Informatics , Peking University , Beijing , China.
authors.forename: Pengcheng
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Guan
authors.affiliation: a Peking University Third Hospital , Beijing , China.|b Center for Medical Informatics , Peking University , Beijing , China.
authors.forename: Xingting
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: b Center for Medical Informatics , Peking University , Beijing , China.|c School of Medical Informatics and Engineering , Southwest Medical University , Luzhou , China.
authors.forename: Jianbo
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lei
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002681:China; D003142:Communication; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000523:psychology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D062209:Patient Handoff / Q000458:organization & administration; D010465:Perception; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D019555:Physician-Nurse Relations; D024382:Professional Role; D013689:Telephone; D013997:Time Factors; D017132:Workplace
keywords: Communication; hospital communication system; information technology; needs assessment; physician–nurse relationships