Health Economics Management and Policy Kochi Jimma, Oromia
Ethiopia
Research Article
Adult Patient Satisfaction with In-patient Nursing Care in a Referral and Teaching Hospital Southern Nations Nationalities and Peoples Region (SNNPR), Ethiopia
Author(s): Mehret Tesfu Legesse, Waju Beyene Salgedo and Ayinengida Adamu WalleMehret Tesfu Legesse, Waju Beyene Salgedo and Ayinengida Adamu Walle
Back ground: Knowing patients’ satisfaction with nursing care is important for any healthcare agency as nurses and nursing care comprise the majority of the healthcare provision in hospitals throughout a 24 hour day. Objectives: This study was aimed to assess adult inpatient satisfaction with nursing care and its determinant factors in the study area.
Methods: A cross-Sectional Survey was conducted at Hawassa University specialized and teaching hospitals (HUSTH) in Ethiopia from April 1-30, 2014. The study population consisted of patients who were admitted to the study wards at the time of data collection. Patients aged >18, admitted at least for two days and able to communicate. Data was collected using a modified ‘Newcastle Satisfaction with Nursing Scale’ (NSNS). EPI –data version 3.1 and SPSS version 16 were us.. Read More»
DOI:
10.4172/2167-1168.1000334
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