Working together but apart: barriers and routes to nurse--physician collaboration.

Full Abstract

The authors argue that the aircraft safety model may be of limited relevance for health care and suggest strategies for greater collaboration between nurses and physicians in the care of patients.

Learn Faster Today Improve your study skills

Author information

Author/s: Zwarenstein, Merrick (M); Reeves, Scott (S);

Affiliation: St Bartholomew School of Nursing and Midwifery, City University, London, United Kingdom. merrick.zwarenstein@mrc.ac.za

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: The Joint Commission journal on quality improvement (Jt Comm J Qual Improv), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2002-May; vol 28 (issue 5) : pp 242-7, 209

Dates: Created 2002/06/10; Completed 2002/06/27; Revised 2006/08/28;

PMID: 12053458, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)

Sourced from the National Library of Medicine. Abstract text and other information may be subject to copyright.

Comments and Corrections

CommentIn: Jt Comm J Qual Improv. 2002 May;28(5):233-4. (PMID: 12053456)

External Links for this article (including full text providers, if available):

Click Electronic Full-text Provider Links to see options for finding the electronic full text links to this article. Note there may be a subscription or fee required for access to the full text. See our FAQ for information on finding FREE full text articles.

This article may also be located in paper journal collections available in many libraries. Use the Journal and Publication Information above to find the full article.

MeSH headings (categories)

This article was linked to the MESH Headings shown below.

This article has not been indexed for related articles as yet, however you can still use the live related article search links below.

See 100+ related articles.

See a large map of 100+ related articles.