BARRIERS TO ADEQUATE UTILIZATION OF NURSING PROCESS AMONG NURSES WORKING IN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES TEACHING HOSPITAL, AKURE, ONDO STATE
Abstract
ABSTRACT
The nursing process is an organized and systematic process of giving goal-oriented and
humanistic nursing care that is both effective and efficient. It is a scientific method for
delivering holistic and quality nursing care and its effective implementation is critical for
improved quality of nursing care. However, its implementation in most hospitals especially in
low and middle-income countries reportedly remains a challenge despite efforts being made.
Hence, there is a need to assess the determinants of inadequate utilization of the nursing
process among nurses working in the University of Medical Sciences Teaching Hospital,
Akure, Ondo State. A cross-sectional descriptive design was used. A total of 121 nurses were
recruited in the study. Data collection was done through a well-structured questionnaire.
Results showed that showed that all the nurses have been trained on the use of the nursing
process. Only a few of them (9.1%) utilize the nursing process when they feel the need to do
so. Almost all the nurses (97.5%) indicated that the nursing process improves their ability to
assess patients' need accurately. Furthermore, 88.4% of them revealed that they involve
patients and their families in the nursing process. The relationship between level of
knowledge and utilization of nursing process is significant P-value being 0.000281.In
conclusion, Governments should allocate resources and funding to address the identified
barriers to the utilization of the nursing process.
KEYWORDS: Nursing process, Utilization, Knowledge, Adequate
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