Patients’ Satisfaction towards Involvement of Nursing Students in Their Health Care at Bugando Medical Centre, Mwanza Tanzania
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TextPublisher number: Phone: +255 28 298 3384 Fax: +255 28 298 3386 Email: vc@bugando.ac.tz Website: www.bugando.ac.tz Language: English Language: Kiswahili Publication details: Mwanza, Tanzania: Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences [CUHAS – Bugando] : ©2023Description: 43 Pages; Includes References and AppendiciesSubject(s): Summary: Abstract:
Background; Patients’ satisfaction with student nurse care implies that students are capable of meeting their needs, which could also be an indicator of the quality of care provided by future nurses and quality of nursing education students are receiving. Getting information from the client’s views on the quality of care they receive from student nurses will help nurse educators and clinical staff identify areas of improvement in provision of quality of care
Method: This was a descriptive quantitative cross-sectional study done on 109 selected patients from medical wads (C7 & C8) at Bugando Medical Centre (BMC)The data was collected using a validated semi-structured questionnaire and analysed with the SPSS
Results: The results showed that Majority of patients were dissatisfied with the nursing care provided by student nurses. The cause of dissatisfaction was low quality of care received (90.8%), lack of student supervision (65.1%), adequate information (69.7%) and poor feedback provision (67.0%).
Conclusion: Patients are not satisfied with the care provided by student nurses due to poor quality of care provided as students are not guided, and overcrowding in the wards making patients uncomfortable being exposed to a lot of unqualified staff, these findings will help educators to identify areas of improvement in student clinical learning to enhance quality care. Therefore, it is recommended that training institutions should strengthen clinical supervision of student nurses by faculty members and senior nurses to enhance the quality of care.
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Status | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNDERGRADUATE DISSERTATIONS | MWALIMU NYERERE LEARNING RESOURCES CENTRE-CUHAS BUGANDO | NFIC | 1 | CUHAS/BSN/5000846/T/ |
Abstract:
Background; Patients’ satisfaction with student nurse care implies that students are capable of meeting their needs, which could also be an indicator of the quality of care provided by future nurses and quality of nursing education students are receiving. Getting information from the client’s views on the quality of care they receive from student nurses will help nurse educators and clinical staff identify areas of improvement in provision of quality of care
Method: This was a descriptive quantitative cross-sectional study done on 109 selected patients from medical wads (C7 & C8) at Bugando Medical Centre (BMC)The data was collected using a validated semi-structured questionnaire and analysed with the SPSS
Results: The results showed that Majority of patients were dissatisfied with the nursing care provided by student nurses. The cause of dissatisfaction was low quality of care received (90.8%), lack of student supervision (65.1%), adequate information (69.7%) and poor feedback provision (67.0%).
Conclusion: Patients are not satisfied with the care provided by student nurses due to poor quality of care provided as students are not guided, and overcrowding in the wards making patients uncomfortable being exposed to a lot of unqualified staff, these findings will help educators to identify areas of improvement in student clinical learning to enhance quality care. Therefore, it is recommended that training institutions should strengthen clinical supervision of student nurses by faculty members and senior nurses to enhance the quality of care.
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