NURSE PHYSICIAN COMMUNICATION BARRIERS IN GOVT. GENERAL HOSPITAL, G.M. ABAD, FAISALABAD: IMPACT ON PATIENT SAFETY

Abstract

Background: Among the major nurse-physician communication barriers the level of education, age, expectations personal values, attitude of nurses and physicians towards each other, poor skills regarding communication are the factors and barriers among nurse-physician communication. To improve safe patient safety complete and clear communication among healthcare workers is required. Objective: The purpose of this research work was to discover communication barriers among nurse and physician and their impact on the safety of patient in General Hospital G.M. abad, Faisalabad. Methodology: This study was cross sectional and quantitative in nature; a self-administered questionnaire was developed. Percentage and chisquare test was applied in statistical analysis. Results: There were found so many communication barriers between nurse-physician communication. Overwork, colloquial language difference, unawareness, busy environment, noise, incompatible environment were the main barriers found at General Hospital, G.M. abad, Faisalabad.