Effect of nurses' perception to workplace civility climate on nurse-physician collaboration.

Aims: To assess the effect of nurses' perception to workplace civility climate on nurse-physician collaboration and determine whether the largest contributor to changing the climate of the workplace are the employees or top management.

Design: This study used non-experimental descriptive cross-sectional study design, which using purposive sample (139 nurses) working at Health Insurance Hospital.

Method: The current study data were collected by using self-administered questionnaires including three tools: (a) a structured interview questionnaire includes personal data; (b) perceived workplace civility climate scale (15 items); and (c) Nurse Physician Collaboration Scale (27 items).

The attitudes of healthcare professionals towards nurse-physician collaboration.

Aims: The current study aims to examine the attitudes of healthcare professionals towards nurse-physician collaboration and to explore the level of satisfaction concerning the quality of collaboration among them.

Design: A descriptive comparative study design was used to demonstrate attitudes of 338 participants (158 internship nurses, 139 nurses and 41 physicians) working in intensive care units, surgical department and medical department.

Methods: Two instruments were used, socio-demographic data sheet and Jefferson scale of attitude towards nurse-physician collaboration (JSANPC), it consisted of 15 items under 4 dimensions.