Abstract
Objective To understand the attitude and behavioral status quo of obstetric nursing staff in caring for maternal women with fetal loss, so as to provide effective reference for the establishment of obstetric grief nursing model. Methods By convenience sampling, nurses and midwives working in the obstetrics department in a ClassⅢ Grade A obstetrics and gynecology hospital of Beijing from March 1st to 31st of 2017 were selected. Self-designed Questionnaire on Attitude and Behavior of Obstetric Nurses on Grief Nursing was used to investigate the attitude and behaviour status of the obstetric nurses and midwives on grief nursing. The questionnaires were distributed collected by 2 charge nurses in obstetric department. The data were analyzed using SPSS 23.0 software. Results A total of 165 questionnaires were distributed and 165 ones were retrieved. The score of grief nursing attitudes of obstetric ward nurses was (37.03±7.01) , and the score of grief nursing behaviors was (27.08±5.61) ; the score of grief nursing attitudes of obstetric ward midwives was (39.15±7.22) , and the score of grief nursing behaviors was (16.76±4.51) .There were significant differences in the scores of grief nursing attitudes among nurses of different ages, working years and professional titles (P<0.05) ; there were statistical difference in scores of grief nursing behaviors from nurses with different working years and professional titles (P<0.05) . The highest score of grief nursing attitudes was (4.25±0.85) , and the lowest was (2.81±1.05) ; the highest score of grief behaviors was (4.33±0.98) , and the lowest was (1.79±1.04) . Conclusions Obstetric nurses' perception of grief nursing is relatively limited and lack of standardized obstetric grief nursing mode. It is necessary to further improve the education and training of sensitive culture of medical staff in grief nursing consultation. A standardized grief nursing model should be established according to the psychological status and actual psychological needs of the mothers with lost fetuses in China. Key words: Obstetrical nursing; Nurses; Cognition; Attitude; Fetal loss; Grief nursing
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