Clinical autonomy and nurse/physician collaboration in emergency nurses

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dc.contributor.advisorMcCarthy, Geraldineen
dc.contributor.advisorLehane, Elaine A.
dc.contributor.authorCotter, Patrick Thomas
dc.date.accessioned2015-09-22T15:25:08Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.date.submitted2013
dc.description.abstractAim: To investigate clinical autonomy and Nurse/Physician collaboration among emergency nurses and the relationship between these concepts, personal characteristics and organisational influences. Background: Nurses have been identified as having a significant role in addressing the challenges of providing modern healthcare. Emergency nurses have reported competence in a wide range of emergency care skills. However, there is evidence that Emergency Department (ED) nurses may have lower levels of clinical autonomy than other areas of practice. Levels of clinical autonomy appear to be influenced by levels of collaboration with physicians and the organisations in which nurses work Methods: A descriptive correlational study using a survey design with a purposive convenience sample of 141 ED staff nurses (response 70.9%) from 3 EDs in Ireland. Data were collected using the Dempster Practice Behaviours Scale (DPBS) the Nurse/Physician Collaboration Scale (NPCS) and the newly developed Organisational Influences on Nursing Scale. Demographic information was also sought from participants. Results: Participants were largely female (87%), relatively young (mean age 35.57, SD=7.83) and educated to degree level (48%) or higher (31%) with 40% posessing specialist emergency nursing qualifications. Participants reported moderate levels of clinical autonomy and Nurse/Physician collaboration. No relationships were found between sample characteristics and clinical autonomy and Nurse/Physician collaboration among emergency nurses. Relationships were found between levels of clinical autonomy and Nurse/Physician collaboration (r=-0.395, n=100, p<0.001), and organisational influence on nursing (r=0.455, p<0.001) and also between Nurse/Physician collaboration and organisational influence on nursing (r=-0.413, p<0.001). Discussion: Clinical autonomy of nurses has been linked with quality outcomes in healthcare. The quest for quality in modern healthcare in a challenging environment should acknowledge that strategies need to focus beyond education and skills provision and include essential elements such as Nurse/Physician collaboration and the organisational influence on nursing to ensure the greater involvement of nurses in patient care.en
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dc.identifier.citationCotter, P. T. 2013. Clinical autonomy and nurse/physician collaboration in emergency nurses. DN Thesis, University College Cork.en
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dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/1983
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dc.publisherUniversity College Corken
dc.relation.urihttp://library.ucc.ie/record=b2098246
dc.rights© 2013, Patrick T. Cotteren
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/en
dc.subjectAutonomyen
dc.subjectCollaborationen
dc.subjectOrganisational influenceen
dc.subjectEmergency nurseen
dc.subjectDecision-makingen
dc.subjectNurse/physician relationshipen
dc.subjectSharing patient informationen
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dc.titleClinical autonomy and nurse/physician collaboration in emergency nursesen
dc.typeDoctoral thesisen
dc.type.qualificationlevelDoctoral Degree (Structured)en
dc.type.qualificationnameDoctor of Nursing Practiceen
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