Purpose
This study investigated the mediating effects of patient safety management activities on the relationship between nurse-nurse collaboration, nurse-physician collaboration, and nursing performance of clinical nurses.
Methods
Online survey was performed from February 18 to February 28, 2023 using structured questionnaires. The participants were 212 clinical nurses working in tertiary general hospitals in South Korea. The participants completed self-reporting questionnaires, that measured nurse-nurse collaboration, nurse-physician collaboration, nursing performance, and patient safety management activities. Data were analyzed using SPSS 29.0 program, for multiple regression and a simple mediation model, applying the PROCESS macro with a 95% bias-corrected bootstrap confidence interval.
Results
Nurses' patient safety management activities had a mediating effect on the relationship between nurse-nurse collaboration and nursing performance (B=0.24, Boot 95% CI=0.16∼0.34). In addition, patient safety management activities showed a mediating effect on the relationship between nurse-physician collaboration and nursing performance (B=0.10, Boot 95% CI=0.07∼0.15).
Conclusion
The levels of nurse-nurse collaboration, nurse-physician collaboration, and patient safety management activities must be considered when developing strategies to improve nurses’ performance in nursing practice settings.

Citations

• Nurses’s Experience with Department Transfer Following Sudden Ward Closure after a Collective Resignation of Residents
  Yeon Hee Kim, Jeong Min Jo, Hye Mi Kim, Gyu Ri An, Na Yeon Lee, Hee Suk Ha
  Journal of Korean Association for Qualitative Research.2025; 10(1): 14.     CrossRef

Purpose
This study was performed to compare the perceived level of trust, collaboration, and teamwork about other healthcare personnel, professionals and assistants between nurses who work on integrated nursing care service wards and general wards.
Methods
Participants were 216 nurses working on integrated nursing care service wards and general wards of 5 general hospitals located in Kyeongido and Kyeongsangbuk-do (integrated nursing wards: 109, general wards: 107). Data were collected using structured questionnaires and analyzed using x ² test, two sample independent t-test and Multivariate Analysis of Covariance (MANCOVA) with SPSS/WIN 23.0 programs. In particular, MANCOVA was conducted after controlling two independent variable covariants which are marital status (p=.045) and work department (p=.022) which had significant differences for both groups and three dependent variables which is trust, collaboration, and teamwork that highly correlated.
Results
There were significant differences in the dependent variables of trust (p=.001), collaboration (p=.014), and teamwork (p<.001) between the two groups of nurses. The mean scores for trust, collaboration, and teamwork with other healthcare personnel as perceived by nurses working on integrated nursing care service wards were significantly lower than that of nurses on general wards.
Conclusion
These findings show that strategies are needed to strengthen the trust, collaboration, and teamwork among nurses working on integrated nursing care service wards and other healthcare personnel.

Citations

• Influences of professional self-concept and job stress of nurses working in Korea dementia care centers on turnover intention
  Mi Young Kim, Minkyung Gu, Nam Kyung Oh, Sohyune Sok
  Frontiers in Public Health.2025;[Epub]     CrossRef
• Influences of communication ability, organizational intimacy, and trust among colleagues on job satisfaction of nurses in comprehensive nursing care service units
  Sue Young Hahm, Minkyung Gu, Sohyune Sok
  Frontiers in Public Health.2024;[Epub]     CrossRef
• Influence of Teamwork, Role Conflict, and Delegation Preparedness on Job Satisfaction among Nurses Working in Integrated Nursing Care Wards
  Deokhyun Lee, Yoonju Lee, Haejung Lee, Sunyoung Jung
  Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration.2023; 29(4): 478.     CrossRef

PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to investigate effect of the SBAR-Collaborative Communication Program on nurses' communication skills and on collaboration between nurses and doctors.
METHODS
From March 11 to November 11, 2013, data were collected from 180 hospital nurses working in a university hospital in Gyeonggi province. Outcomes were measured at three time intervals; before, three and six months after the program was completed.
RESULTS
After participating in this program, there was a significant increase in nurses'communication skills but not in collaboration between nurses and doctors. None of the participants' general categories influenced nurses'communication skills at pre-test, but age, education level, total years of working and work department significantly influenced scores at 3 and 6 months. Work department was the only category for which there was a significant difference in collaboration between nurses and doctors at pre-test, and education level and work department were related to significant improvement at 6 months.
CONCLUSION
Findings indicate that this program can improve communication skills for nurses and also, collaboration between nurses and doctors, especially for nurses under 25 years of age. Thus nursing and hospital managers should provide SBAR-Collaborative Communication Programs to new nurses in their job training.

Citations

• A Survey on Situation-related Communication Educational Needs for Novice Intensive Care Unit Nurses
  Wonjung Hwang, Jeongmin Ha, Dahye Park
  Journal of Korean Critical Care Nursing.2024; 17(1): 17.     CrossRef
• Korean nurses’ perception and performance on communication with physicians in clinical deterioration
  Bo-Gyeong Jin, Kyoungrim Kang, Hyun-Jin Cho
  Medicine.2022; 101(38): e30570.     CrossRef
• Effects of Simulated Interdisciplinary Communication Training for Nursing Students on Self-confidence in Communication, Communication Behavior and Technical Skill Performance
  Kyoung A Nam, Eun Jung Kim, Eun Jeong Ko
  Journal of Korean Academic Society of Nursing Education.2017; 23(4): 409.     CrossRef
• The Effects of Violence Coping Program Based on Middle-Range Theory of Resilience on Emergency Room Nurses' Resilience, Violence Coping, Nursing Competency and Burnout
  Seung Min Lee, Kyung Mi Sung
  Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing.2017; 47(3): 332.     CrossRef