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Association Between Patient Safety Culture And Missed Nursing Care Among Nurses At A Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital In Karachi, Pakistan, Zaifullah Khan
Association Between Patient Safety Culture And Missed Nursing Care Among Nurses At A Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital In Karachi, Pakistan, Zaifullah Khan
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Background: This study seeks to investigate the relationship between Patient Safety Culture (PSC) and Missed Nursing Care (MNC) in a tertiary care teaching hospital in Karachi, Pakistan. It stands out for its focus on healthcare setting in a developing country, addressing a significant gap in existing literature.
Purpose: The aim is to assess PSC, determine the prevalence of MNC among nurses, investigate their correlation, and examine the impact of demographic factors, including identifying the most frequent missed nursing care and their underlying reasons, providing valuable insights for healthcare systems in developing countries.
Methods: A cross-sectional analytical approach was adopted, involving …
Knowledge And Practices Regarding Standard Precautions For Infection Control Among Nurses Working At A Public, Tertiary Care Hospital Islamabad, Pakistan, Samina Yasmeen, Tazeen Saeed Ali, Wardah Khalid, Zohra Kurji, Shair Muhammad Hazara, Shahzad Bashir
Knowledge And Practices Regarding Standard Precautions For Infection Control Among Nurses Working At A Public, Tertiary Care Hospital Islamabad, Pakistan, Samina Yasmeen, Tazeen Saeed Ali, Wardah Khalid, Zohra Kurji, Shair Muhammad Hazara, Shahzad Bashir
School of Nursing & Midwifery
Introduction: To protect patients and healthcare providers from healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), standard precautions have been promoted universally. Nurses are the forefront force in patient care; therefore, evidence-based and up to date knowledge and practices can play a vital role in helping nurses apply standard precautions (SPs).
Methods: The analytical cross-sectional study design was used. Through purposive sampling, the data were collected from 320 nurses, via, a self-administered questionnaire, from April to May 2017, from a public tertiary level hospital in Islamabad. The validity and reliability of each section was established. Mean and standard deviation were computed for continuous variables’ whereas; …
Important Steps To Maintain The Privacy Of Patients In The Hospital, Savera Aziz Ali, Minaz Mawani, Gulshan Bano, Sumera Aziz Ali
Important Steps To Maintain The Privacy Of Patients In The Hospital, Savera Aziz Ali, Minaz Mawani, Gulshan Bano, Sumera Aziz Ali
School of Nursing & Midwifery
Women are considered as vulnerable groups in our society in spite of their defined women rights by various laws. This shows that unfortunately these laws are not implemented practically in the real life. Society is shaped by the individuals and everyone should be responsible for advocating their own rights as well as the right of others especially of the vulnerable groups within the population.