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Abstract:
The aim of this cross-sectional study was to examine the opinions of physicians and nurses who work in intensive care units of a university hospital about intensive care unit visits and professional collaborations. The data of the study data were collected within a three-month period. Question sheets were given to 75 physicians and 91 nurses who were working in intensive care units of a university hospital. The sample of the research consisted of 43 physicians and 62 nurses who volunteered to participate in the research and who filled the question sheet completely. Sample was selected by convenience sampling method. Percentage calculations, correlation, variance analysis (ANOVA) and Kruskal-Wallis, Mann-Whitney U test analyses were used in the evaluation of the data. The limit of significance was p<0.05 for all tests. It was determined that 72.6% of the nurses regularly participated in visits and 93.5% of the nurses stated that participation in visits was beneficial for the treatment and care of the patient. Nurses' average score of the Jefferson Scale of Attitudes toward Physician-Nurse Collaboration was 51.27+-3.83. 95.3% of the physicians stated that they believed that nurses should regularly participate in visits. A great majority of the physicians (97.7%) stated that the participation of nurses in visits provided great benefit to the treatment and care of the patient. Physicians' average score of the Jefferson Scale of Attitudes toward Physician-Nurse Collaboration was 46.48+-4.80.
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