Volume : V, Issue : IV, April - 2016

Quality of Nursing Care in Saudi Arabia :Patients' Perspective

Dr. Sudhakar Dayalan, Mrs. R. Nimmi

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<p> Objectives: The purpose of this study measured patients‘ perception levels of the quality of Nursing care provided at Teaching Hospital in Saudi Arabia. Method and Material: A convenient sample of 448 patients, admitted to hospital were surveyed using a questionnaire comprises 42 items assessing six dimensions of Patient Perception with Nursing care, during their hospitalization. Descriptive statistical analysis was used to identify frequencies of means of patients‘ perception score for each aspects of care. The results: The threshold level established for the 42 items of questionnaire was a mean perception of (3, agree). The grand mean of all items was 3.07.Patients scored the lowest means to dimensions of information (2.59), environment(2.87), and nurse competency and technical care (2.95). The aspects of nursing care that showed the highest mean score were, the way the nurse respect patients‘ believes, values, and his/her own culture (3.65), neat-appeå of the nurses (3.57), and the way the nurses respected and welcoming patient (3.49).While the lowest mean of perception were given to the information from the nurses about how the patient could do to help himself (2.81), the information about the results of lab investigations (2.76) and the way the nurse shå the patient feeling (2.72). A high strong correlation between overall perception level and the variables of gender (P=0.01), and the types of department (0.000). Conclusion: The findings of this study provided a framework for nurse managers and a unit nurses to be considered seriously in planning for nursing care be patient centered that will improve the quality of nursing care provided, patient satisfaction, and reputation of the hospital.</p>

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Dr.Sudhakar Dayalan, Mrs.R.Nimmi Quality of Nursing Care in Saudi Arabia :Patients‘ Perspective Global Journal For Research Analysis, Vol.5, Issue : 4 APRIL 2016

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