Survey of the nursing ethics cognition status after carrying out the "High quality nursing service demonstration project" in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region

Abstract

Objective We aimed to investigate the nurses' ethics cognition status and its influencing factors after carrying out the High quality nursing service demonstration project in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Methods From May to June 2014, 379 clinical nurses from 59 hospitals of different grades in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region were investigated with the self-designed questionnaire. Results After carrying out the High quality nursing service demonstration project , the total score of the nurses' ethics cognition were (51.29±3.46), which was higher than those in 2010. There was no statistical difference in cognition of medical confidentiality between 2014 and 2010, but it showed significant statistical differences in dimensions of medical optimization, informed consent, the value of life, t value was 11.389, 7.448 and 2.126, P<0.05. The multiple linear regression analysis showed that nurse-job seniority and hospital hierarchy of clinical nurses were influencing factors of nurses' ethics cognition; educational levels, professional title and nurse-job seniority of clinical nurses were influencing factors of medical optimization; nurses' professional title was influencing factor of informed consent; nurse-job seniority, department and hospital hierarchy of clinical nurses were influencing factors of medical confidentiality; nurses' educational level was influencing factor of life value. Conclusions The High quality nursing service demonstration project contributes to improve the level of nurses' ethics cognition. We should strengthen the nursing ethics continuing education system, in order to improve the nurses' comprehensive ethics cognition. Key words: High quality nursing care; Clinical nurse; Ethics; Cognition