Similarities and Differences between Nurses’ and Physicians’ Clinical Leadership Behaviours: A Quantitative Cross-Sectional Study

Table 1

Items measuring multidisciplinary relations and communications.

Statement	Reverse coded?	Relationship
I find it easy to discuss openly with the unit’s physicians	No	Nurse-physician
I have sometimes been poorly informed by the unit’s physician	Yes	Nurse-physician
Communication among the unit’s physicians is very open	No	Among physicians
I often have to check the accuracy of the information I receive from the unit’s physicians	Yes	Nurse-physician
I find it very enjoyable to talk with the unit’s physicians	No	Nurse-physician
When physicians talk with each other in this unit, they understand each other well	No	Among physicians
The information exchanged by the unit’s physicians is sometimes inaccurate	Yes	Information processing
It’s easy to ask for advice from the unit’s physicians	No	Nurse-physician
I feel that some of the unit’s physicians do not fully understand the information they receive	Yes	Information processing