Cerrahi Hemşirelerinin Hasta Merkezli Bakim Yetkinlikleri: Türkiye'den Kesitsel Bir Çalışma

Abstract

Background: This descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted to determine the pa-tient-centered care competence of nurses working in surgical units. Materials and Methods: The research was conducted with nurses working in the surgical clinics of university hospitals in Türkiye between January and September 2021. The data were col-lected using the Descriptive Information Form and Patient-Centered Care Competence Scale (PCCS). All nurses were invited to participate on a voluntary basis and 310 nurses filled out the questionnaire. Results: In the comparison of the PCCS sub-dimensions with the descriptive features, a signifi-cant relationship was found between the nurses' age and years of experience and the sub-dimension mean scores of respecting the patient's perspectives. There was a significant rela-tionship between the gender and education level of nurses and the mean sub-dimension scores for respecting patient perspectives, encouraging patient participation in care processes, and defending patients' rights. Conclusions: The results of the study showed that the patient-centered care competency of surgical nurses was high.