The Jefferson Scale of Attitudes toward Physician-Nurse Collaboration: A study with undergraduate nursing students

The Jefferson Scale of Attitudes toward Physician-Nurse Collaboration (JSAPNC) was administered to 333 undergraduate nursing students. The underlying factors, item-total score correlations and reliability of the JSAPNC were examined. A significant correlation was observed between scores of the JSAPN...

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Published in:Journal of interprofessional care 2008-01, Vol.22 (4), p.375-386
Main Authors: Ward, Julia, Schaal, Mary, Sullivan, Jacqueline, Bowen, Mary E., Erdmann, James B., Hojat, Mohammadreza
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Attitude of Health Personnel
attitudes
Cooperative Behavior
Doctor-Nurse collaboration
Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate - methods
Empathy
Female
Humans
Male
Medical education
Nursing
nursing students
Physician-nurse collaboration
Physician-Nurse Relations
Professional attitudes
Psychometrics - methods
Reproducibility of Results
Sex Factors
Students, Nursing - psychology
Undergraduate students
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Summary:The Jefferson Scale of Attitudes toward Physician-Nurse Collaboration (JSAPNC) was administered to 333 undergraduate nursing students. The underlying factors, item-total score correlations and reliability of the JSAPNC were examined. A significant correlation was observed between scores of the JSAPNC and the Jefferson Scale of Empathy (r = 0.38). It was hypothesized that: (1) Women would score higher than men on the JSAPNC, (2) Scores on the JSAPNC would increase as students progress in their nursing education, (3) Scores on the JSAPNC would be higher for students with work experiences in health care, and (4) Scores on the JSAPNC would be higher for those with a higher level of education prior to nursing school. Hypotheses 1, 3 and 4 were confirmed at a conventional statistical level of significance (p < 0.05), and hypothesis 2 was confirmed at a marginal significance level (p = 0.06). No significant differences were observed on scores of the JSAPNC among undergraduate nursing students grouped by ethnic minority, specialty plan, academic major prior to nursing school, or marital status. Implications for future studies in nursing education are discussed.
ISSN:1356-1820
1469-9567
DOI:10.1080/13561820802190533