Table 2. Frequency of perceived professional respect and satisfaction items during nurse-physician communication among nurses and physicians working in public Hospitals of Jimma Zone, Southwest Ethiopia, 2014 (n = 466).

Respect and satisfaction on communication subscale items (α = 0.90)	Always		Usually		Sometimes		Rarely		Never
	No	%	No	%	No	%	No	%	No	%
Feeling not angry after nurse and physician interaction	35	7.5	121	26.0	180	38.6	111	23.8	19	4.1
Feeling not frustrated after nurse and physician interaction	37	7.9	114	24.5	174	37.3	109	23.4	32	6.9
Feeling understood after nurse and physician interaction	45	9.7	125	26.8	174	37.3	96	20.6	26	5.6
Feeling respected after nurse physician interaction	39	8.4	130	27.9	185	39.7	77	16.5	35	7.5
Feeling pleased after nurse physician interaction	36	7.7	112	24.0	177	38.0	106	22.7	35	7.5
Feeling satisfied after nurse physician interaction	37	7.9	94	20.2	167	35.8	119	25.5	49	10.5
Nurses and physicians have equal understanding during interaction	19	4.1	69	14.8	169	36.3	145	31.1	64	13.7
Talking between nurse and physician is joyful	44	9.4	81	17.4	172	36.9	103	22.1	66	14.2
Received correct information relevant to give care for the patient	99	21.2	144	30.9	143	30.7	53	11.4	27	5.8