Effective
Relationships between Physicians and Nurses Leads to Better Outcomes
Effective physician-patient
communication has been shown to positively influence health outcomes by
increasing patient satisfaction, leading to greater patient understanding of
health problems and treatments available, contributing to better adherence to
treatment plans, and providing support and reassurance to patients. Collaborative decision making enables
physicians and patients to work as partners to achieve a mutual health goal.
Trust within all areas of the physician-patient relationship is a critical
factor that influences communication between both parties.
As health care transforms
into a more personalized and patient-centered model, the physician-patient
relationship will significantly shape health outcomes. The personalized health
care model encourages collaboration among physicians and patients to create
shared health goals and the cultivation of a health plan to address identified
problems. By understanding the factors that influence patient-physician
relationships, in the future, health care providers will be able to address
some of the barriers that prevent the adoption of more personalized approaches
to health care.
The patient is observed to
acquire a passive role and the nurse an expert role with a maternalistic
attitude. This relationship among others determines the capacity for autonomy
in the decision making of patients. One of the many roles of professional nursing
is to analyze the nurse-patient relationship and explore their implications for
clinical practice, the impact on quality of care, and the decision-making
capacity of patients.
Design: A phenomenological
qualitative study was conducted. Settings and participants: Thirteen in-depth
interviews with nurses and 61,484 nursing records from internal medicine and
specialties departments in a general hospital from 2015–2016. Methods: A
discourse analysis and triangulation for these sources were conducted. Results:
The category elaborated from nursing records was defined according to the
following codes: Good Patient, Bad patient, and Social Problem. Analysis of the
interviews resulted in a category defined as patient as a passive object.
Discussion: A good nurse-patient
relationship reduces the days of hospital stay and improves the quality and
satisfaction of both. However, in contrast, the good relationship is
conditioned by the patient’s submissive role. Conclusion: An equal distribution
of power allows decisions about health and disease processes to be acquired by
patients, autonomously, with the advice of professionals. The nurse-patient
relationship should not pursue the change in values and customs of the patient
but position the professional as a witness of the experience of the health and
illness process in the patient and family.
What a shock. If you treat people better, they do better
clinically. Most of us at one time or
another have experienced great care and great caring. Some of us have experienced great care and
lousy caring. It does make a difference.
Jan Ricks Jennings
Jan Jennings
Senior Consultant
Senior Management Resources, LLC
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