Volume : 08, Issue : 02, February – 2021
38.IMPLEMENTATION AND FACTORS AFFECTING THE NURSING PROCESS AMONG NURSES WORKING IN SELECTED GOVERNMENT HOSPITALS IN PAKISTAN
Sumaira Safdar, Momona Anis, Tahira Shaheen
Abstract :
Introduction: The nursing process is a structured and systematic process of providing goal-oriented and humanistic nursing care that is both efficient and effective. Objectives: The main objective of the study is to find the Implementation and factors affecting the nursing process among nurses working in selected government hospitals in Pakistan. Material and methods: This descriptive study was conducted in Lady Willingdon Hospital, Lahore during 2020. This study was conducted in selected government hospitals of Pakistan. Data was collected using self-administered questionnaires that were adapted and modified from various studies and had three parts. Results: The data was collected from 100 participants. The participants’ mean age was 32.49 years (SD 8.17) and 157 (96.9%) of them were female. The mean duration of participants’ work experience was 8 years and 5 months. Of the total number of participants in the study, 50 (50.6%) nurses had experienced inpatient falls and 78 (78.4%) nurses had participated in educational programs on fall prevention. Conclusion: It is concluded that nurses generally possess an inadequate level of knowledge pertaining to ulcer care despite a positive attitude. Nurses’ attitudes regarding falls were positively correlated with their engagement in fall-prevention activities, but their knowledge regarding falls was not.
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Please cite this article in press Sumaira Safdar et al, Implementation And Factors Affecting The Nursing Process Among Nurses Working In Selected Government Hospitals In Pakistan., Indo Am. J. P. Sci, 2021; 08(02).
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