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November-December 2012 Vol. 21/No. 6385 Cassandra Lee Flicek, BSN, RN, CMSRN,is Staff nurse , Medical-Surgical Unit, Thoracic/Respiratory, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, : A Dynamic BetweenNurses and PhysiciansThe status of health care is a leading topic for dis-cussion in the United States today. Importantly,consumers demand quality health care; there-fore, health care professionals need to providehigh-quality, safe, effective health care while loweringcost. One main component to delivering this service suc-cessfully is effective communication . Communicationprevents costly errors, streamlines patient care to preventdelays, and demonstrates a united front among membersof the health care team (Schmalenberg & Kramer, 2009).While Nurses and Physicians as key members of thehealth care team facilitate quality care, many studiesshow breakdown in nurse - physician communicationremains a concern.
386 November-December 2012 † Vol. 21/No. 6 close to each other, increasing opportunities for improved communication (Gordon et al., 2011). Mandatory bed-side rounds also …
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