Assessment of knowledge, attitude and practice of nurses towards documentation among nurses working in emergency department of selected governmental hospitals in Addis Abeba, Ethiopia, 2019.
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2019-06
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Addis Abeba University
Abstract
Introduction: Nursing documentation is a required aspect of care which provides written
confirmation of discussions and actions that have been done as well as missed for specific
reasons. However it draws criticism from professionals, community and different regulatory
organization due to incomplete, substandard documentation. However, little has been
explored about nursing documentation practice in health care facilities of Addis Ababa,
Ethiopia. Therefore; this study was conducted to assess documentation knowledge, attitude,
and practice among nurses working in selected public hospitals of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Objectives: the objective of this study was to assess knowledge, attitude and practice of
nurses towards documentation among nurses working in emergency departments at Black
lion specialized Hospital, Zewditu memorial Hospital and AaBET Hospital, Addis Ababa,
Ethiopia, 2019.
Methods and material: Cross-sectional design; structured self-administered questionnaires
were used to assess knowledge, attitude and practice of nurses. The collected data was
analyzed using SPSS version 21. Frequency table, graphs and pie chart was used to describe
the result.
Result: A total of 243 nurses completed the survey 65% of participants were female with the
mean age of 29.5 (SD± 0.86). The score of respondents’ knowledge and practice towards
nursing documentation was added up and dichotomized into two based on the mean
knowledge score which was 3.3(D± 0.47), and 7.45 (SD ± 2.07) respectively. Attitude was
assessed using likert scale and the mean score was 30(SD±0.45). Accordingly the knowledge,
attitude and practice of the respondents 33.3%, 27.6%, 50.21% were poor respectively.
Conclusion: The study indicated that knowledge and attitude of nurses towards
documentation fall in good and favorable range of mean score respectively. But the practice
was poor among nurses working in emergency departments of selected governmental
hospitals.
Recommendation: Based on the finding of this study, employing institutions need to create
awareness and provide training to enhance knowledge, attitude and practice of the nurses
regarding documentation. Researchers also need to carry out large scale studies in order to
address the problem.
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Nursing documentation, Practice, Nurse, Emergency department