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Assessing Nurses’ Perception of Nursing Professional Practice Environment in Intensive Care Units; Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study
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Mozhgan Rivaz *   , Mahboobeh Tavakolinia , Ali Mohammad Keshtvarz Hesamabadi |
| Department of Nursing, Hazrat Fatemeh School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran , mrivaz@sums.ac.ir |
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Abstract: (2269 Views) |
Background and Aim: Intensive care unit (ICU) is a complex and dynamic unit with multiple interventions to recover critical and unstable patients. Nurses' perception of the components of the nursing professional practice environment (NPPE) in these units can be effective in retaining qualified and expert nurses.The aim of the study was to investigate the nurses' perception of the NPPE in ICU hospitals affiliated with the Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
Materials & Methods:The present study is descriptive cross-sectional, multi-centered study was conducted in 20 ICUs of five teaching hospitals affiliated with the Shiraz University of Medical Sciences between 2018 to 2019. The research population consisted of 350 nurses working in various adult ICUs who were selected by the stratified random sampling with a proportional allocation. Data were collected using the Nursing Professional Performance Inventory (NPPEI) designed and validated in Iran.
Results The mean score for the NPPEI was 38. 2±2. 5. “Effective leadership” and “Policy Transparency “domains obtained the highest (45.5±3.9) and lowest (31.2±3.1) scores. There was not significantly correlated between the demographic data and the NPPEI score (p>0.05).
Conclusion The results of the present study showed that nurses' perception of the NPPE in ICU is relatively favorable. Therefore, considering the importance of workplace attributes in attracting and retaining qualified nurses, nursing managers and health policy-makers should attempt for frequent monitoring and promotion of the critical wards. |
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| Keywords: Workplace, Nurse, Intensive Care Unit |
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Received: 2021/01/3 | Accepted: 2021/02/27 | Published: 2021/02/27
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