This article reports the findings of a study that explored pregnant mothers’ attitudes toward infant feeding using an adaptation of the Iowa Infant Feeding Attitude Scale (IIFAS). A longitudinal study was conducted to examine the attitudes of Saudi pregnant women toward breastfeeding, conducted in 2 stages: during pregnancy and after delivery. When asked during pregnancy, 90% (N = 160) of Saudi women said they intended to breast-feed exclusively. In the follow-up phase, the trend was away from exclusive breast-feeding, particularly among educated and working women, regardless of their awareness of the importance of breast-feeding. The practice of combined feeding became the norm (52%). Maternal breast-feeding intention (the type of feeding the mother planned for the new baby during pregnancy) was not a predictor of attitude toward infant feeding before delivery but was a predictor for breast-feeding 4 months postpartum. It is concluded that religious and cultural factors positively influence breast-feeding intention and attitudes (measured using the modified IIFAS), but other factors resulted in relatively low breast-feeding behavior. The IIFAS was useful in predicting breast-feeding behavior only at 4 months of infant ag
Aim
The primary aim of this qualitative inquiry is to explore the experiences of Registered Nurses working in Saudi Arabia, which was a guide to answer the question, “what are the lived experiences of Registered Nurses working in a selected government hospital in Eastern Region of Saudi Arabia towards workplace violence?”
Background
Workplace violence is a social phenomenon that needs a widespread campaign to eradicate. Incidence from all over the world continues to grow in number, especially among Registered Nurses in Saudi Arabia.
Methods
Descriptive phenomenology. Purposive‐convenience sampling was used in selecting 21 Registered Nurses as participants for individual in‐depth interviews. Data were gathered over an 11 month's period from September 2017 to August 2018. We used Colaizzi's method for analysing the data. COREQ criteria were adapted in reporting the results of the study.
Results
Three themes had emerged from the experiences of the participants:
“co‐workers become
unjust and violent”; “socio‐cultural divergence towards healthcare workers”; and “violence from outside influences affecting the workplace.”
Aim
The study aimed to revisit the roles of nurses working in the neonatal intensive care unit in a specific university hospital located in the Eastern Region to pursue Saudi Vision 2030—to provide excellent quality of life and well‐being for its national citizens.
Background
The neonatal intensive care unit is one of the most crucial hospital units caring for high‐risk neonates with conditions like pre‐ and post‐maturity and congenital anomalies. The nurses' experiences are vital to achieving the Saudi Vision 2030's Health Sector Transformation Strategy.
Methods
Descriptive Phenomenology. Data collection utilized semi‐structured individual interviews with sixteen (16) neonatal intensive care unit nurses for 10 months from March 2019 to January 2020. Colaizzi Method was used in data analysis, and the COREQ criteria list was utilized in data reporting.
Results
Three major themes emerged from the participants' narratives: (1) ‘mokadem alreayah alshamela’: holistic caregiver; (2) ‘muzawed malomat’: information provider; and (3) ‘yad almusaadah’: helping hand.
Conclusion
Revisiting the various roles will align neonatal intensive care unit nurses' critical characteristics towards Saudi Vision 2030, focusing solely on improving service providers' quality and safety principles and skills.
Implication for Nursing Management
Revisiting the roles of the neonatal intensive care unit nurses would provide an alignment to the goals and objectives of the future initiatives of Saudi Arabia towards its Vision 2030.
Background/aims Nurses' sense of empowerment and ability to speak up against unsafe clinical practice are crucial to patient safety and staff wellbeing. However, research examining these attitudes among newly qualified nurses is lacking. This study aimed to investigate perceptions of organisational empowerment and willingness to speak up against perceived unsafe practice among newly qualified nurses in Saudi Arabia. Methods A questionnaire was completed by a convenient sample of 83 newly qualified nurses in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. Descriptive statistics and Spearman's correlation coefficient (rho) were used for data analysis. Findings The nurses reported moderate levels of both empowerment and willingness to speak up against unsafe practice. There was a statistically significant correlation between the participants' total structured empowerment score and their speaking up score. Willingness to speak up against potentially unsafe practice was also correlated with participants' perceived access to support at work. Conclusions These findings highlight the need to support newly qualified nurses to develop their level of empowerment and assertive communication skills. Nurse managers, educators and peers must therefore consider practical strategies to help build and sustain newly qualified nurses' sense of work empowerment and assertiveness.
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