Communication in the OR can be improved, decreasing adverse events by utilizing new technologies and giving younger staff members a central role.

In one study, nurses who called for ethics consultations experienced physician anger, strained relationships with other team members, and even threats to their continued employment.

Conflicts of interest may arise when nurse practitioners employ physicians to supervise them.

AMA Code of Medical Ethics' opinion on professional relationship between nurses and physicians.

Researchers investigated perceptions of communication between members of the OR team.

Court decisions on nurse liability draw a fine line between failing to take action in the patient’s best interest and advocating for patients in an uncollaborative manner.

The patient-centered medical home can help address the primary care physician shortage with help from nurse practitioners.

Gender and cross-professional perceptions affect nurse-physician relationships.

Two trends in medicine are altering what patients expect from their doctors and nurses and what doctors and nurses of both sexes now expect from each other.

Legally mandated affiliations with physicians pose challenges to independent nurse practitioners.