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Nurse-doctor interactions during critical care ward rounds
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posted on 2001-07-01, 00:00 authored by Elizabeth ManiasElizabeth Manias, A StreetThis paper describes the participation of critical care nurses in ward rounds, and explores the power relations associated with the ways in which nurses interact with doctors during this oral forum of communication. The study comprised a critical ethnographic study of six registered nurses working in a critical care unit. Data collection methods involved professional journalling, participant observation, and individual and focus group interviews with the six participating nurses. Findings demonstrated that doctors used nurses to supplement information and provide extra detail about patient assessment during ward rounds. Nurses experienced enormous barriers to participating in decision-making activities during ward round discussions. By challenging the different points of view that doctors and nurses might hold about the ward round process, the opportunity exists for enhanced participation by nurses.
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Journal of clinical nursingVolume
10Issue
4Pagination
442 - 450Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell PublishingLocation
Chichester, Eng.Publisher DOI
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0962-1067Language
engPublication classification
C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
2001, Blackwell ScienceUsage metrics
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Anthropology, CulturalAttitude of Health PersonnelAustraliaCommunicationCooperative BehaviorCritical CareDecision MakingFemaleHealth Facility EnvironmentHumansMaleMedical Staff, HospitalNurse's RoleNursing AssessmentNursing Methodology ResearchNursing Staff, HospitalPatient Care TeamPersonal SpacePhysician's RolePhysician-Nurse RelationsPower (Psychology)Surveys and QuestionnairesScience & TechnologyLife Sciences & BiomedicineNursingcritical ethnographynurse-doctor relationshipsnursing relationshipsward round
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