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Table 3 Summary of concerns/comments communicated by nurses in the three cycles of evaluation

From: Nurses’ evaluation of physicians’ non-clinical performance in emergency departments: advantages, disadvantages and lessons learned

 

Dimension of performance

Number of written concerns/comments

First cycle

Second cycle

Third cycle

1

Communication with patients and their families

Five

Two

Zero

2

Courtesy and professionalism

Nine

Zero

Two

3

Temper

Four

Three

One

4

Approachability

Six

One

Zero

5

Responsiveness to concerns

Five

Zero

Zero

6

Non-clinical quality of care

Six

Zero

Zero

7

Overall Management of ED patients

Fifteen

One

Three

8

Initiative and responsibility in conflict resolution

Nine

One

One

9

Availability in ED

Six

Zero

One

10

Engaging the nurses in plan of care

Seven

Zero

One