Nurses' Knowledge and Attitude Toward Quality Improvement: Implication for Health Care Outcomes | ||||
| Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal | ||||
| Article 24, Volume 10, Issue 29, March 2022, Page 270-279 PDF (748.01 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: DOI: 10.21608/asnj.2022.399593 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Amal Sayed Mohamed AbdElhafz1; Heba mostafa ali2 | ||||
| 1Assistant professor of Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University, Egypt. | ||||
| 2Lecturer of Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University, Egypt. | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background: Nurses’ knowledge and attitudes toward quality improvement (QI) is essential for a dynamic clinical environment. QI for nurses significantly improves health care outcomes such as reduced hospital readmissions and length of stay Aim: Assess nurse’s knowledge and attitude toward QI and it is implication on health care outcome. Design: Descriptive correlational research design. Setting: The study was conducted at Main Assiut University Hospital. Subject: A simple random sample of 285 nurses were selected. Tools: includes: Personal characteristics data, QI questionnaire, and length of stay, for care facility index (LSCFI). Results: Majority of nurses had satisfactory knowledge level regarding QI (86%), more than half 59.3% reported satisfactory level regarding QI tools and methods, nearly two thirds of nurses 66.3% perceived a positive attitude toward QI, and more than three quarters of nurses, 75.4% achieved a high level of LSCFIreflecting effective discharge planning, structured follow-up, and strong care coordination practices to minimizing readmission risks. Conclusion: There is a positive correlation with statistical significance relation between all QI dimensions and LSCFI dimensions P ≤0.05. Recommendation: Further researches to assess nurses' quality improvement knowledge and attitude on cost reduction. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Nurses; Health care outcomes & Quality Improvement | ||||
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