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Nursing Care: Nurses’ Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviors

A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Health Care Sciences".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2024 | Viewed by 6713

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Robert Lovrić

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Nursing Institute “Professor Radivoje Radić”, Faculty of Dental Medicine and Health Osijek, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, 31000 Osijek, Croatia
Interests: nursing care; nursing education; nursing science; research methods; mentoring in nursing; evaluation of knowledge and skills; pediatric nursing; nursing ethics
Dr. Boštjan Žvanut

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Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Primorska, 6000 Koper, Slovenia
Interests: nursing education; nursing informatics; ICT; research methods
Dr. Biljana Kurtović

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Department of Nursing, University of Applied Health Sciences, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Interests: nursing care; nursing science; nursing education; pain; neurosurgery nursing

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Nurses are the largest group of regulated health professionals in almost every country in the world. The quality of nursing and patient safety depend on the knowledge, skills, opinions, and behaviors of nurses. Nurses develop their competencies, professional identity, and behaviors in the early stages of their study and thereafter through various forms of formal and informal education and work with patients. This Special Issue of IJERPH addresses phenomena, challenges, and difficulties related to nursing knowledge, skills, attitudes, and behaviors in various nursing settings in primary, secondary, and tertiary human healthcare, including the educational process. New research, systematic, integrative, and literature reviews are welcome for this Issue.

The following are some examples of topics that might be covered in this Special Issue: 

  1. Knowledge, skills, attitudes, and behaviors of nurses and nursing students in academic and clinical settings;
  2. Contribution of nurses' knowledge, skills, attitudes, and behaviors to: a) assessment of the patient's condition; b) planning and implementation of nursing care; c) patient safety; d) nurses' motivation and decision making during the provision of nursing care; 
  3. Teaching, mentoring, management, and supervision in the function of changing nursing knowledge, skills, attitudes, and behavior; 
  4. .Assessment and evaluation of nursing knowledge, skills, attitudes, and behavior;
  5.  Challenges related to nursing knowledge, attitudes, and behavior.

Dr. Robert Lovrić
Dr. Boštjan Žvanut
Dr. Biljana Kurtović
Guest Editors

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Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2500 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • nursing care
  • knowledge
  • skills
  • attitudes
  • behaviors
  • nursing competencies
  • nursing students
  • patient safety
  • quality of health care
  • education

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Coaching Home Care Clients to Prepare Their Homes for Safe Care Visits: A Mixed-Methods Study to Evaluate a Nurse-Led Educational Intervention Process
by Pia K. Markkanen, Rebecca J. Gore, Susan R. Sama, John E. Lindberg, Catherine J. Galligan and Margaret M. Quinn
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2024, 21(3), 360; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph21030360 - 18 Mar 2024
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Assuring home care (HC) workers’ safety is challenging because the work environment is a private home. This paper presents the process evaluation for a proof-of-concept safety intervention study to assess whether nurse-led safety coaching, using motivational interviewing and a safety handbook, could enable [...] Read more.
Assuring home care (HC) workers’ safety is challenging because the work environment is a private home. This paper presents the process evaluation for a proof-of-concept safety intervention study to assess whether nurse-led safety coaching, using motivational interviewing and a safety handbook, could enable HC clients to improve safety in their homes. The process evaluation objectives were to (i) document the intervention’s implementation progress and (ii) assess the intervention’s dose delivery, dose reception, and fidelity. Five agencies employing liaisons (n = 5) and nurse managers (NMs, n = 8) implemented this study’s intervention and control arms. NMs assigned to the intervention arm (n = 6) coached 34 clients. Process evaluation metrics were assessed with mixed-methods data from (i) surveys completed by NMs during the intervention, (ii) postintervention audio-recorded and transcribed interviews (n = 6) with NMs and liaisons, and (iii) study progress tracking tools. The delivered dose efficiency was 85%, measured by the distribution of safety handbook copies to clients. About 94% of clients (n = 32) were considered “engaged” or “maybe engaged” during the safety coaching. Most coached clients (n = 30) were reachable for follow-up by NMs to assess intervention progress. Despite challenges, the intervention was implemented with good fidelity. Safety coaching can be applied in many HC contexts in larger populations. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Nursing Care: Nurses’ Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviors)
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The Relationship between Bachelor’s-Level Nursing Roles and Job Satisfaction in Nursing Homes: A Descriptive Study
by Marijke Mansier-Kelderman, Marleen Lovink and Anke Persoon
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2024, 21(2), 238; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph21020238 - 18 Feb 2024
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The greatest shortages in the nursing discipline are expected in nursing homes. Although job satisfaction is an important factor in the retention of Bachelor’s-level nurses (BNs), little is known about the relationship between the BN roles that are performed on a daily basis [...] Read more.
The greatest shortages in the nursing discipline are expected in nursing homes. Although job satisfaction is an important factor in the retention of Bachelor’s-level nurses (BNs), little is known about the relationship between the BN roles that are performed on a daily basis and job satisfaction. A cross-sectional, descriptive, questionnaire study was conducted which was based on a convenience sample. The extent of performing seven BN roles was assessed by a self-developed questionnaire. Satisfaction was investigated at three levels: satisfaction with the BN role performance, satisfaction with the work packet (the combination of all roles performed) and satisfaction with job function (all things considered). Respondents (N = 78) were satisfied with the performance of all BN roles (range 3.71–4.42), generally satisfied with the work packet (M = 3.96; SD = 0.96) and neutral about the job function (M = 3.15; SD = 1.12). Not one single BN role correlated with job satisfaction, and the work packet (as a combination of all roles) was significantly related to job satisfaction (r = 0.551; p = 0.000). Four BN roles correlated significantly with satisfaction with the work packet, of which one was meaningful, the role of reflective Evidence-Based Practice professional (r = 0.476; p = 0.000), and three roles related less strongly: the roles of Organiser (r = 0.364; p = 0.001), Communicator (r = 0.224; p = 0.049), and Professional and Quality Enhancer (r = 0.261; p = 0.021). It is important for nurses to create interesting packets of BN roles for themselves. For nurses and care managers, it is essential to create interesting BN descriptions, with highly recognisable BN roles in the work packet, and to stimulate a work environment in order to enhance job satisfaction. Full article
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Strength of Sense of Coherence among Nurses and the Relationship between Socio-Demographic and Work-Related Factors
by Martina Smrekar, Lijana Zaletel-Kragelj, Sanja Ledinski Fičko, Snježana Čukljek, Biljana Kurtović, Ana Marija Hošnjak and Alenka Franko
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20(10), 5786; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20105786 - 11 May 2023
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Sense of coherence (SOC) occupies the central place within the salutogenic model. It is an important contributor to the development and maintenance of people’s health. This study aimed to assess the strength of sense of coherence (SOC) among nurses and the relationship between [...] Read more.
Sense of coherence (SOC) occupies the central place within the salutogenic model. It is an important contributor to the development and maintenance of people’s health. This study aimed to assess the strength of sense of coherence (SOC) among nurses and the relationship between the strength of SOC and socio-demographic and work-related factors. A cross-sectional study was conducted in 2018. Linear regression was used to describe strength of association between SOC and socio-demographic and work-related factors. A total of 713/1300 nurses completed an SOC-29-item questionnaire for the assessment of SOC. The mean value for total SOC score (SOCS) was 145.0 points (SD 22.1, range 81–200). The results of the multivariate linear regression revealed statistically significant positive associations between SOCS and age (>40 years), level of education (master of nursing and bachelor of nursing), and transportation mode by car. Our study suggested SOC as an important and influential health-promoting personal resource of nurses which might offer protection regarding work-related stress. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Nursing Care: Nurses’ Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviors)
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Nurses’ Assessments Versus Patients’ Self-Assessments of Postoperative Pain: Knowledge and Skills of Nurses for Effective Pain Management
by Marija Kadović, Stipe Ćorluka and Stjepan Dokuzović
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20(9), 5678; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20095678 - 28 Apr 2023
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Postoperative pain is the most common form of acute pain. Nurses contribute to effective pain management with their knowledge and skills. The aims of this research were to examine differences between nurses’ assessments and patients’ self-assessments of postoperative pain, differences in the mentioned [...] Read more.
Postoperative pain is the most common form of acute pain. Nurses contribute to effective pain management with their knowledge and skills. The aims of this research were to examine differences between nurses’ assessments and patients’ self-assessments of postoperative pain, differences in the mentioned (self) assessments with respect to characteristics of both groups of respondents, and the correlation between the NRS and the VRS scale. The study included 103 nurses employed at a hospital and 103 patients treated in the surgical departments after the surgical procedures. Data were collected using the standardized Numerical rating scale (NRS) and Verbal rating score (VRS). The median of patients’ self-assessments of pain intensity on the NRS scale was 4, while the nursing assessment of patients’ pain was 3, with no significant difference (p = 0.083). No significant differences were found on the VRS scale between nurse assessments and patient self-assessments of current pain intensity. The pain was described as moderate by 35% of participants, including 35.9% nurses and 35% patients. Significant positive correlations were recorded between values on the VRS and NRS scales for nurses (Rho = 0.812; p < 0.001) and patients (Rho = 0.830; p < 0.001). The results of this study may have implications for the improvement of postoperative pain management protocols, with regular use of pain assessment scales and individualization of analgesic prescriptions. Full article
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