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Background: Patient perception is an important indicator which gives an idea about the quality of nursing care services. Caregivers or family members who are responsible for the child’s stay in the hospital can play significant role in expressing their perception of the care provided to their relatives. Aim: This study assessed mothers’ perception of nursing care that exists in pediatric department of a teaching hospital in South-south, Nigeria. It also examined the association between mothers’ socio-demographic data and their perception of nursing care their children received. Method: The study utilized the descriptive cross-sectional design. Sample comprised 115 mothers who were conveniently recruited for the study. Data was collected using a validated self-structured questionnaire with reliability of 0.75. Data collected were coded and imputed into Statistical Product and Service Solution (SPSS) version 23.0. The association between mothers’ socio-demographic data and their perception of nursing care their children received was tested at 0.05 level of significance using chi-square test. Result: Findings showed that majority of the respondents were between 35-44 years, 46(40.0%) had tertiary education, 41(35.7%) are civil servants. Majority 83(72.2%) of the mothers had poor perception of nursing care their children received, while only 32(27.8%) had good perception of the care. Educational status (p = 0.01) and number of children (p = 0.02) were significantly associated with mothers’ perception of peadiatric nursing care. Conclusion: This study found that majority of the mothers had poor perception of nursing care their children received. It is recommended that there should be training and retraining of nurses on how best to care for hospitalized children.

Mothers' Perception of Nursing Care of Hospitalized Children in Peadiatric Ward in a 3rd Level Facility in South-South Nigeria