Nurse as a Facilitator to Professional Communication: A Qualitative Study

Ghiyasvandian, Shahrzad and Zakerimoghadam, Masoumeh and Peyravi, Hamid (2014) Nurse as a Facilitator to Professional Communication: A Qualitative Study. Global Journal of Health Science, 7 (2). ISSN 1916-9736

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Abstract

Nurses need to establish communication with other healthcare professionals to facilitate the process of care. Healthcare professionals have complementary roles in providing care to patients. As the key members of the healthcare team, nurses also have an important role in establishing communication among other healthcare professionals. The final outcome of professional communication is effective care and improved patient outcomes. The aim of this study was to explore nurses’ role in establishing professional communications with other healthcare professionals. This was a descriptive qualitative study. The study was conducted by using the content analysis approach. A purposive sample of sixteen healthcare professionals was recruited from six teaching hospitals affiliated to Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Study data were gathered by conducting personal face-to-face semi-structured interviews and were analyzed by using the qualitative content analysis approach. The three main themes of the study were ‘Nurse as the mediator of communication’, ‘Nurse as the executor of others’ duties, and ‘Nurse as a scapegoat’. Study findings can be used by nurses, managers, and health policy-makers to develop effective strategies for exactly determining and clarifying nurses and other healthcare professionals’ roles as well as for informing the public and other healthcare professionals about nurses’ roles and importance.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: STM Article > Medical Science
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Date Deposited: 05 May 2023 09:47
Last Modified: 21 Oct 2024 04:14
URI: http://publish.journalgazett.co.in/id/eprint/1184

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