Nurses' Practice Towards Nursing Documentation: Across-sectional Study
10.52845/CMRO/2024/7-11-9
Abstract
Background: Nursing documentation is a set of written information, transmitted in the form of a document with regard to patient’s health and care status, it is a legal and professional action for people involved in health care affairs, including nurses.
Objectives: To determine Instructional Program on Nurses' Knowledge and practice Towards Nursing Documentation in Pediatric Wards at Mosul Hospitals.
Methods: Quasi-experimental design through using (Non-probability) Purposive Sampling was conducted to determine Effectiveness of an Instructional Program on nurses' knowledge and practice Nursing documentation in Pediatric Wards at Mosul Hospitals from 13 October 2023 throughout 14 March 2024.A simple random sample with probability of 60 sample. Data is analyzed using the "Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) software for Windows (Version 26)"
Results: This finding the showed that those aged 30-34 had the highest percentage (46.7%). In regards to sex, more than half of the study sample were female (60%) as compared with those who were male. Regarding educational level, the percentage was almost equal. Years of relevant experience resulted in a mean of 2.53.
Conclusion: This study concluded that before giving the program, nurses’ knowledge and practice were very weak, and after giving the program, their knowledge and practice became good and continued until the second test.
Keywords
- Instructional Program
- Nurses' Knowledge
- practice
- Nursing Documentation
- Pediatric Wards
How to Cite
Wissam Mohammed Jasem, Nasir Muwfaq Younis . (2024). Nurses' Practice Towards Nursing Documentation: Across-sectional Study. Journal of Current Medical Research and Opinion , Vol. 7 No. 11 (2024) , 3767-3778 . https://doi.org/10.52845/CMRO/2024/7-11-9