Nurse and Physician Attitude towards Nurse Physician Collaboration at West Shoa Zone Hospitals

Abstract

Background:-Good attitude on collaborative care between nurses and physicians is crucial for better team working. Collaboration among nurse and physicians has been considered a promising strategy for improving care quality and patient outcomes. Despite mounting evidence demonstrating the impact of collaboration on outcomes of healthcare providers, there is little empirical evidence on the collaboration, particularly at the patient care unit level. Objectives To assess the level of attitudes of nurses and physicians towards nurse-physician collaboration and the associated factors at selected hospitals of west shewa, Ethiopia. Methods: An institutional based cross-sectional study was conducted among 171 nurses and 34 physicians working west shewa zone public hospitals From July 25 to August 25, 2021. Data Analysis:-Data were collected using self-administered questionnaires. Attitudes of nurses and physicians were measured using Jefferson scale of attitudes towards nurse-physician Collaboration. The data was interred in software called Epi Info Version 7.2 and then transferred to SPSS version 20.and then data was analyzed by using descriptive statistics including frequencies, mean and standard deviation. Pearson correlation(R) as used to identify Associated factors and p value <0.05 was considered as significant. Results Nurses expressed more positives attitudes toward collaboration than physicians (55.8) comparing to physicians' scores (43.42).Nurses showed more positive attitudes towards collaboration than physicians within 13 items. While physicians showed more positive attitude than nurses within two items only There was statistical significant positive correlation between years of experience and shared education and teamwork (R = 0.916*, p=0.0412). Conclusion and recommendation This study showed that nurses showed more positive attitudes towards collaboration than physicians within 13 items. While physicians showed more positive attitude than nurses within two items only. Since Attitude change will have the problems on the patient care,It is the role of educators,health institution and hospital adminsrator to create aweraness and educate the benefits of collaboration and team work among nurses and physicians.