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Abstract
In intensive care unit, the collaboration between nurses and physicians is associated to patient safety. Intensive care unit is an area of hospital that provides aggressive therapy using technology and both invasive and noninvasive monitoring for critically ill and high-risk patients. Aim: aim of the study was to; determine nurse-physician collaboration and its relation to patient safety culture at critical care units in Port-Said hospitals from nurses’ perspective. Subjects and Methods: A descriptive correlational study design was used to conduct the study at the critical care units at three hospitals affiliated to the Ministry of Health in Port Said governorate, Sample: consisted of 80 nurses from the above mentioned setting. Tools of data collection: Two tools were used for collect the data consisted of; Jefferson scale of attitudes toward nurse-physician collaboration and patient safety culture questionnaire sheet. Results: the current study revealed that about more than half of the total studied nurses were collaborated toward nurse-physician collaboration and not aware with patient safety culture. Moreover, there was no statistically significant relation between total nurse-physician collaboration and total safety culture. Conclusion: The findings of the present study revealed that the highest percentage of studied nurses and overall of the total studied sample were not aware of patient safety culture. Moreover, there was no statistically significant relation between total nurse physician collaboration and total patient safety culture. Recommendations: Designing and applying training strategy and continuing education programs about importance of nurse –physician collaboration and patient safety culture for improve patient outcome.