Perceptions Of Nurse Caring Behaviors Research Articles

Relationship of Hospitalized Elders’ Perceptions of Nurse Caring Behaviors, Type of Care Unit, Satisfaction With Nursing Care, and Health Outcome of Functional Status

Relationship of Hospitalized Elders’ Perceptions of Nurse Caring Behaviors, Type of Care Unit, Satisfaction With Nursing Care, and Health Outcome of Functional Status

Relationship of Hospitalized Elders' Perceptions of Nurse Caring Behaviors, Type of Care Unit, Satisfaction With Nursing Care, and Health Outcome of Functional Status

Abstract This study investigated relationships among hospitalized elders' perceptions of nurse caring behaviors, the type of unit on which they received care, their satisfaction with nursing care, and their outcome of functional status. A predictive correlational nonexperimental design was used with a sample of 180 subjects, 90 from an acute care elder unit and 90 from a telemetry unit in an acute care medical center where new-nurse orientation included Nurses Improving Care for Health System Elders (NICHE) concepts of care. Elders' perceptions of nurse caring behaviors were correlated with satisfaction with nursing care (r[178] = 0.555, p = .000). Only one of seven hypotheses was supported. Type of care unit had no effect on elders' perceptions of nurse caring behaviors, satisfaction with care, or functional status outcome. Nurses who are taught how to care for acutely ill hospitalized elders are likely to demonstrate nurse caring behaviors that result in satisfaction with nursing care, better functional...

Selected African American First-Time Teenage Mothers' Perceptions of Nurse Caring Behaviors During The Postpartum Period

The purpose of this study was to explore and describe African American teen mothers’ perceptions of nurse caring behaviors during the postpartum period in a rural southern state. African Americans have unique cultural needs; thus, it is critical for the science of nursing to explore and describe African American teenage mothers’ perceptions of nurse caring behaviors during the postpartum period. By exploring and describing African American first-time teenage mothers’ perceptions of nurse caring behaviors, the researcher will help nursing science gain insight into how to facilitate and enhance postpartum care for young families. An exploratory descriptive design was used and descriptive analyses were conducted on demographic characteristics and CBA subscales to answer the research question: How do African American first-time teenage mothers describe nursing behaviors and identify the most important nursing behaviors that they received during the postpartum period? Findings indicated that there was statistical significance for the independent variable, decision making for your health, and the Caring Behaviors Assessment (CBA) subscales of humanism/faith-hope/sensitivity (p = 0.050), human needs assistance (p = 0.052), and the demographic characteristics. The analysis revealed attentive to needs was a common theme.