Advanced competence in intensive care unit: expectations, role ambiguity between physicians and nurses in intensive care units. Multi - method survey.

Background And Aim: The roles of physicians and nurses have undergone profound changes in recent years, becoming more complex and creating, at times, overlapping competencies with consequent negative repercussions in terms of problems related to autonomy and inter-professional collaboration. The study aims to detect the opinions of intensive care physicians and nurses with respect to their skills and role expectations.

Method: The study was conducted in two phases.