Attitudes Toward Physician-Nurse Collaboration: A Cross-Cultural Study of Male and Female Physicians and Nurses in the United States and Mexico
Nursing ResearchPublished 1 March 2001
Mohammadreza Hojat, Thomas J. Nasca, Mitchell J. Cohen, Sylvia K. Fields, Susan L. Rattner, Margaret Griffiths
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Collative education for medical and nursing students, particularly in cultures with a hierarchical model of inter-professional relationship, is needed to promote positive attitudes toward complementary roles of physicians and nurses.
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Collaborative education for medical and nursing students, particularly in cultures with a hierarchical model of inter-professional relationship, is needed to promote positive attitudes toward complementary roles of physicians and nurses. Faculty preparation for collaboration is necessary in such cultures before implementing collaborative education.
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