Perceptions of effective and ineffective nurse–physician communication in hospitals.

Patrick Robinson; Geraldine Gorman; Lynda W. Slimmer; Rachel Yudkowsky

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Perceptions of effective and ineffective nurse–physician communication in hospitals.

August 25, 2010

Robinson P, Gorman G, Slimmer LW, et al. Nurs Forum. 2010;45(3):206-16.

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Focus groups identified factors that promoted both effective and ineffective communication between nurses and physicians.

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