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Investigation and analysis of the caring attitude and behaviour of nurses in S hanghai, C hina
Author(s) -
Jiang Li Li,
Ruan Hong,
Xiang Xian Jing,
Jia Qi
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
international journal of nursing practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.62
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 1440-172X
pISSN - 1322-7114
DOI - 10.1111/ijn.12287
Subject(s) - seniority , scale (ratio) , nursing , medicine , affection , china , psychology , family medicine , social psychology , physics , quantum mechanics , political science , law
The aim of this study was to investigate and analyse the caring attitude and behaviour of clinical nurses in terms of importance, competency and feasibility. The study used a survey design. Data were collected between J anuary and J une 2010. Two hundred and sixty clinical nurses were recruited. The caring attitude and behaviour of the nurses were assessed by using a translated version of the original C aring N urse– P atient I nteraction S cale— S hort S cale. The subjects considered operative caring behaviour to be more important than expressive caring behaviour. The nurses felt more competent to practise operative caring behaviour in the clinic, and reported that such care was more feasible. The competency scores were positively correlated with age and work seniority. The feasibility scores for the clinical care dimension were positively correlated with age and work seniority. Nurses with a higher positional title had higher competency and feasibility scores. The results suggest that a rich life experience, accumulation of work experience and better competency might promote caring behaviour in nurses.