title: Interprofessional Barriers: A Study of Quality Improvement Work Among Nurses and Physicians.
abstract: This article studies interprofessional barriers between nurses and physicians in the context of quality improvement work. A total of 17 nurses and 10 physicians were interviewed at 2 hospitals in Sweden. The study uncovered a number of barriers relating to both the relative status of each group and their defined areas of responsibility.
authors.affiliation: School of Business, University of Skövde, Skövde, Sweden (Dr Eriksson); and Jönköping International Business School, Jönköping, Sweden (Dr Müllern).
authors.forename: Nomie
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Eriksson
authors.forename: Tomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Müllern
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000523:psychology; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000523:psychology; D015279:Organizational Culture; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration; D010819:Physician's Role; D036301:Qualitative Research; D058996:Quality Improvement / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013548:Sweden