Abstract:Health institutions are different places for the paediatric patients and they provide an environment which restrains them from their everyday lives and roles for a certain time. The researchers report that the children need a care and treatment different than adults. Children are not miniature adults. In comparison to adults, they face more serious consequences when they are exposed to a medical faults or damage due to their physical, cognitive, emotional and anatomical incapability. In this regard, paediatric… Show more
“…Children receiving care in the pediatric intensive care unit are vulnerable and depend on nurses to meet their needs. Pediatric nurses can assess children's care needs holistically, with a care plan developed in accordance with the principles of atraumatic and family-centered care (16,17). In Mattsson et al's (2013) qualitative study of nurses' concerns in PICU, it was found that nursing care was not always responsive to the child's needs and compromised the child's well-being (18).…”
Background and purpose: This qualitative research was conducted to explore the experiences of nurses while opening a new intensive care unit.
Methods:The semi-structured interviews were conducted with nine nurses working in the pediatric intensive care unit at Muğla Education and Research Hospital. This pediatric intensive care unit is a new unit that opened on October 19, 2020.
Results:The results of the research consist of the nine nurses' experience while opening the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU). The nurses stated that they lacked supplies and equipment in the first days of the PICU that the situation resulted in a loss of manpower. The nurses stated that they were afraid and worried about medical errors and pediatric care because they had no experience in caring for children. All nurses were assigned to different departments due to low patient numbers in the first few months. It was found that the nurses felt anxiety and their motivation decreased because they did not know what kind of work environment they would find in this PICU and which patients they would care for.
Conclusion:It is recommended to plan the number of staff for the unit according to the number of beds, and to employ these nurse professionals in the field of pediatric units before the PICU.
“…Children receiving care in the pediatric intensive care unit are vulnerable and depend on nurses to meet their needs. Pediatric nurses can assess children's care needs holistically, with a care plan developed in accordance with the principles of atraumatic and family-centered care (16,17). In Mattsson et al's (2013) qualitative study of nurses' concerns in PICU, it was found that nursing care was not always responsive to the child's needs and compromised the child's well-being (18).…”
Background and purpose: This qualitative research was conducted to explore the experiences of nurses while opening a new intensive care unit.
Methods:The semi-structured interviews were conducted with nine nurses working in the pediatric intensive care unit at Muğla Education and Research Hospital. This pediatric intensive care unit is a new unit that opened on October 19, 2020.
Results:The results of the research consist of the nine nurses' experience while opening the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU). The nurses stated that they lacked supplies and equipment in the first days of the PICU that the situation resulted in a loss of manpower. The nurses stated that they were afraid and worried about medical errors and pediatric care because they had no experience in caring for children. All nurses were assigned to different departments due to low patient numbers in the first few months. It was found that the nurses felt anxiety and their motivation decreased because they did not know what kind of work environment they would find in this PICU and which patients they would care for.
Conclusion:It is recommended to plan the number of staff for the unit according to the number of beds, and to employ these nurse professionals in the field of pediatric units before the PICU.
“…Pediatric outpatient clinics are generally very busy polyclinics. This situation can cause stressful communication in the waiting area (Pazarcıkcı and Efe, 2018). It is necessary to wait for a long time to take and wait for the examination.…”
In Turkey, as in the world, health services, have gained importance as a key indicator of social and economic development. Healthcare professionals should be aware of the rights of patients, encourage the use of this right when necessary, and provide training and promotion in this area. Primary healthcare is an ideal field for patient education. The aim of the study is to evaluate the usage status of the patient rights unit. The study was conducted by retrospectively examining the application records made to Samsun Training and Research Hospital Gynecology and Obstetrics Campus patient rights unit between 2011 and 2018. The demographic characteristics of the applicants such as age, gender and educational background were noted. The descriptive statistical analysis of the data obtained was made with the SPSS 20.0 package program. The total number of applicants, gender, age, educational status and professions were examined. Applicants are most often between the ages of 31-35. It is seen that the applications are changing from face-to-face applications to applications made in the digital environment. Most of the applications were made about outpatient services. It has been observed that applications related to secretary, security and cleaning personnel were made most frequently. As a result of our study, it was thought that women preferred to use the patient rights unit less and did not know their rights in this area. The participant age of the research population was found to be small. This situation revealed that public informing about patient rights should be done more effectively. Primary health care and family medicine is an important field for patient education.
Determination of Patient Safety Culture of Pediatric Surgery Nurses Aim: Pediatric and surgical services are risky units in terms of patient safety errors. This research was carried out to determine the patient safety culture of pediatric surgical nurses and factors affecting. Methods: This descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted between 20 June 2019 and 20 February 2020 with 54 nurses registered in the Association of Pediatric Surgical Nurses. The data were collected by using the "Introductory Information Form" and "Patient Safety Culture Scale" by using online survey method. Results: The average age of the nurses participating in the research was 32.6 ± 7.35 years, and the duration of work as a pediatric surgery nurse was 8.87 ± 6.89 years. The total score of nurses from the patient safety culture scale was 2.91 ± 0.28, the lowest score was found in the "Unexpected Incident and Error Reporting" subdimension (2.83 ± 0.35), and the highest score in the "Employee Behavior" sub-dimension (2.98 ± 0.29). The patient safety culture levels of nurses were affected by the institution worked, education level, patient safety education and report a problem before, education level, patient safety training before and report a problem before. Conclusions: Pediatric surgery nurses participating in the study were found to have a positive patient safety culture. Nurses' unexpected incident and error reporting levels are low and should be supported.
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