Nurses' perceptions of interdisciplinary collaboration

The purpose of this study was to statistically characterize nurses' perceptions of the collaboration between nursing and other health disciplines and to examine the relationships among education level, education, experience, and work setting as they relate to the perception of collaboration. The significance of collaboration was conceptually supported by Luszki and Gray's framework of interdisciplinary collaboration. The convenience sample consisted of undergraduate nursing students, licensed practical nurses (LPNs), registered nurses (RNs) pursuing a baccalaureate degree in nursing (BSN), and graduate level BSN-prepared nurses pursuing a master's degree (MSN) in some subspecialty. The findings were significant for an increased level of education and increased perception of collaboration.