Table 3.

Relationship between nurse–physician collaboration and nurses’ professional autonomy working in critical care units of Ardabil's educational centers

Variables	Nurse–Physician collaboration
	Number	Total collaboration	Joint education and collaboration field	Care field	Nurses' autonomy field	Physicians' domination field
Total autonomy	126	r = 0/114 p = 0/203	r = 0/05 p = 0/54	r = 0/09 p = 0/31	r = 0/29 p = 0/001	r = –0/128 p = 0/15
Readiness field	126	r = 0.05 p = 0.56
Empowerment field	126	r = 0.12 p = 0.18
Realization field	126	r = 0.16 p = 0.06
Assessment field	126	r = –0.02 p = 0.78