Patient-Centered Care Competence of Surgical Nurses: A Cross-Sectional Study in Türkiye

Abstract

Aim: This descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted to determine the patient-centered care competence of nurses working in surgical units. Material And Methods: The research was conducted with nurses working in the surgical clinics of university hospitals in Turkey between January and September 2021. The data were collected using the Descriptive Information Form and Patient-Centered Care Competence Scale (PCCS). G-Power 3.0.10 package program was used to determine the sample of the study. All nurses were invited to participate on a voluntary basis and 310 nurses filled out the questionnaire. Results: In the comparison of the PCCS sub-dimensions with the descriptive features, a significant relationship was found between the nurses' age and years of experience and the sub-dimension mean scores of respecting the patient's perspectives. There was a significant relationship between the gender and education level of nurses and the mean sub-dimension scores for respecting patient perspectives, encouraging patient participation in care processes, and defending patients' rights. Conclusions: The results of the study showed that the patient-centered care competency of surgical nurses was high.