Evaluating the quality of interaction between medical students and nurses in a large teaching hospital

BMC Medical Education

Table 1 Third-Year Medical Students' and Registered Nurses' Relational Coordination Scores with Different Members of the Health Care Team, Indiana University Hospital, 2003–04

		Health Care Team Members
	Survey Respondents	Medical Students	Nurses	Residents	Attendings
*Relational Coordination (Composite Score)**	Medical Students	3.65 (1.01)	2.98 (0.83)	4.16 (0.48)^†	3.71 (0.71)
	Nurses	2.68 (1.06)	4.36 (0.72)^§	3.77 (0.72)	3.66 (0.86)
Relational Coordination (Communication Component)	Medical Students	3.57 (1.08)	3.15 (0.92)	4.26 (0.60)^†	3.85 (0.82)
	Nurses	2.74 (1.22)	4.36 (0.78)^§	3.97 (0.76)	3.76 (0.95)
Relational Coordination (Relationship Component)	Medical Students	3.75 (1.25)	2.75 (0.90)	4.00 (0.58)^‡	3.53 (0.76)
	Nurses	2.60 (1.15)	4.37 (0.82)^§	3.50 (0.87)	3.52 (0.95)

* Relational coordination and its two components are ranked on a 1 to 5 scale, with 5 representing the best interaction; scores are expressed as mean (SD); n = 68 medical students and 99 nurses.
Friedman's test:
^†p < 0.01, compared to all other health care team members as ranked by medical students.
^‡p < 0.01, compared to nurses and attendings as ranked by medical students.
^§p < 0.01, compared to all other health care team members as ranked by nurses.

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