Length of Stay as Correlate of Satisfaction with Nursing Care Among Orthopaedic Patients in Two Selected Teaching Hospitals in Osun State

Autor: OSUNMAKINDE, Bukola Toyin (RN, DNA, BNSc, M.Sc), PROF. R. A. SALAWU (RN, PhD, FWACN)
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3980486
Popis: Prolonged length of stay (LOS) has many disadvantages for both hospitals and patients, including the satisfaction to nursing care received. This study explored the link between length of stay and satisfaction with nursing care among orthopaedic patients in two selected hospitals (OAUTHC and LAUTECH) in Osun State, Nigeria. It also identified the average length of stay of orthopaedic patients and determined patient’s level of satisfaction with nursing care. The study adopted descriptive survey research design. The population for the study comprised all patients scheduled for elective and emergency, Orthopaedics surgeries in OAUTHC and LAUTECH during the study period. Adapted Structured questionnaire were used to obtain information about the length of stay of surgical patients and their level of satisfaction with nursing care at the health facilities. The validity of the instrument was determined using face and content validity. The results showed that the average length of stay of patients at the two hospitals (OAUTHC and LAUTECH) in Osun State is 24 days and that the largest percentage (65.5%) of the patients at the two hospitals had moderate level of satisfaction with nursing care. Furthermore, the results also revealed that there is no significance relationship between the length of stay of patients and their level of satisfaction with nursing care (chi-square value χ2 = 55.86, df = 62 p>0.05) at the two hospitals in Osun State. The study therefore concluded that there is no link between the length of stay and the level of patient satisfaction with nursing care in the two hospitals in Osun State. Keywords: Length of Stay, Patient Satisfaction, Nursing Care, Orthopaedic Patients
This article has been published at SPECIAL ISSUE in www.easij.com at Issue:2, Volume#2, August 2020.
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