Communicating with physicians need not be stressful for new nurses if they remember to:
a. work through emotions before talking with the physician.
b. keep the patient's goal central to the discussion.
c. maintain shoulder-to-shoulder dialogue.
d. document patient changes thoroughly.
B
The nurse's goal is to strive for collaboration, keeping the patient goal central to the discussion.
Collaboration allows all parties to be satisfied and improves quality.
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