Evaluation of neonatal and pediatric intensive care nurses’ knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding the use of physical restraints
Yenidoğan ve çocuk yoğun bakım hemşirelerinin fiziksel kısıtlama kullanımına ilişkin bilgi, tutum ve uygulamalarının değerlendirilmesi
Aim: This study was conducted to evaluate the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of nurses working in neonatal and pediatric intensive care units regarding physical restraints and to determine the factors influencing the use of physical restraints in children.
Methods: This descriptive and cross-sectional study included a total of 87 nurses working in the neonatal and pediatric intensive care units of a public hospital. Data were collected using the “Scale for Nurses’ Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Regarding Physical Restraints.” Based on the obtained data, comparative analyses were performed according to nurses’ sociodemographic and professional characteristics, and correlation and regression analyses were conducted.
Results: The mean scores of nurses’ knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding physical restraints were 8.93±1.35, 33.00±5.51, and 35.08±2.80, respectively. A positive correlation was found between the number of patients cared for by nurses and their practice scores (r=0.320, p=0.003), as well as between knowledge and attitude scores (r=0.262, p=0.014). Furthermore, the number of patients cared for had a significant positive effect on practice scores, and knowledge had a significant positive effect on attitudes (p<0.05).
Conclusion: It was determined that nurses’ levels of knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding physical restraints were generally at a moderate to good level, and that these levels were influenced by various factors. Moreover, nurses’ knowledge levels were found to affect their attitudes, while the number of patients they cared for influenced their practices.
Amaç: Bu çalışma, yenidoğan ve çocuk yoğun bakım ünitelerinde çalışan hemşirelerin fiziksel kısıtlamalarına ilişkin bilgi, tutum ve davranışlarını değerlendirmek ve çocuklarda fiziksel kısıtlamayı etkileyen faktörleri belirlemek amacıyla yapılmıştır.
Yöntem: Tanımlayıcı ve kesitsel tipte planlanan bu çalışmanın örneklemini, kamuya ait bir hastanenin yenidoğan ve çocuk yoğun bakım ünitelerinde görev yapan toplam 87 hemşire oluşturmuştur. Çalışmada veri toplama aracı olarak “Hemşirelerin Fiziksel Tespitlere İlişkin Bilgi Düzeyi, Tutum ve Uygulamaları Ölçeği” kullanılmıştır. Elde edilen veriler doğrultusunda, hemşirelerin sosyodemografik ve mesleki özelliklerine göre karşılaştırma analizleri, korelasyon ve regresyon yapılmıştır.
Bulgular: Hemşirelerin fiziksel kısıtlamalara ilişkin bilgi, tutum ve davranış puan ortalamaları ise sırasıyla 8.93±1.35; 33.00±5.51 ve 35.08±2.8 bulundu. Hemşirelerin baktığı hasta sayısı ile davranış puanları arasında pozitif yönde bir ilişki (r=.320, p=0.003), bilgi ve tutum puanları arasında da pozitif yönde bir ilişki bulundu (r=.262, p=0.014). Hemşirelerin baktığı hasta sayısının davranış üzerinde ve bilginin tutum üzerinde pozitif yönde bir etki bulunmuştur (p<0.05).
Sonuç: Hemşirelerin fiziksel kısıtlamaya ilişkin bilgi, tutum ve davranış düzeylerinin genel olarak orta–iyi seviyede olduğu ve bu düzeylerin çeşitli faktörlerden etkilendiği belirlenmiştir. Bununla beraber hemşirelerin bilgi düzeyleri tutumlarını; baktıkları hasta sayısının ise davranışlarını etkilemektedir.
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