Nursing and Primary Health Care

Biography

Biography: Rashida Manzoor

Abstract

Background:  Nurses work environment plays a fundamental role in nurse’s performance and their productivity which has a direct impact on patient safety. Despite the significance of positive nurse work environment and its direct impact on patient safety, there is a paucity of research studies in this area specifically in Pakistan.

Objectives: The overarching aim of this was to determine nurses’ perception of their work environment in public sector tertiary care hospitals of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Material and Methods:  To achieve the aim of this study, a cross sectional study design was used. A total of 339 registered nurses were recruited to the study through random sampling technique from four major tertiary care Teaching hospitals of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: Lady Reading Hospital, Peshawar, Ayub Teaching Hospital, Abbottabad, Mardan Medical Complex Mardan and Saidu Teaching Hospital, Swat.  Ethical approval was obtained from Khyber Medical University.  

Results:  Total 61% participants were disagreed to participate in hospital affairs with grand mean score 2.6 of maximum 4 for highly disagreement. 51% were disagreed with nurse foundation for quality of care (grand mean score 2.54. 51% disagreed with nurse’s manager ability with grand mean score 2.52. 57% were disagreed with resources availability grand mean score 2.75. 61% nurses showed agreement with collegial nurse physician relationship with grand mean score 2.3 from 2.5 cutoff point for favorable environment. There was statistically significant association between gender, economical status, current work units and education in relation to five sub scales of nurse’s work environment.

Conclusion: This study concludes that nurse’s perception regarding their work environment in public tertiary care hospitals of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is dismal. Policy makers need to provide a conducive work environment to nurses for patient safety.