Safety attitude, professional values and coping ability predicted the knowledge, attitude and practice of nursing interruptions amomg Chinese nursing managers: A cross-sectional study

Abstract

Abstract Background: Nursing interruptions bring the negative aspects, such as interfered with the attention and prospective memory, increased workload and likelihood of cognitive distractions, decreased work efficiency and experience, thereby increasing the risk of committing adverse nursing events. To determine levels of knowledge, attitude and practice regardingnursing interruptions and its factors among Chinese nursing managers. Methods: A nationwide cross-sectional descriptive survey. We used a multistratified random sampling method to obtain samples by online questionnaires from five provinces in China. Totally 1,113 nursing managers from 31 hospitals in China were recruited. The appropriate indicators were used for descriptive statistics, and t test, analysis of variance, Pearson’s correlation analysis and multiple linear regression were used to analyse the influencing factors. A STROBE checklist was used to report the results. Results: The overall mean score of nursing interruptions was 26-123 (83.10±15.67), and the level was medium. Professional values, safety attitude, and coping ability had significant positive correlation with nursing interruptions (p < 0.001), and theytogether with departments and the highest education level were positive predictors(p < 0.05). These predictors explained 29.3% of the variance. Department and employment years were negative predictors of knowledge and attitude, respectively (p < 0.05). Conclusions: Chinese nursing managers had a moderate level of knowledge, attitude, and practice of nursing interruptions. Professional values, safety attitude, coping ability, highest level of education, position, department and employment yearswere predictors.