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Hospital and unit variables of missed nursing care in acute care hospitals: A cross‐sectional study
Author(s) -
Jarošová Darja,
Gurková Elena,
Zeleníková Renáta,
Plevová Ilona,
Janíková Eva
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of clinical nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.94
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1365-2702
pISSN - 0962-1067
DOI - 10.1111/jocn.15655
Subject(s) - cross sectional study , observational study , medicine , logistic regression , nursing , acute care , descriptive statistics , unit (ring theory) , nursing staff , family medicine , health care , psychology , statistics , mathematics education , mathematics , pathology , economics , economic growth
Aims and Objectives To investigate hospital, unit and staff variables as the correlates of missed nursing care (MNC) in Czech hospitals. Background There is a considerable variability in patterns of MNC across different hospital, unit and staff characteristics. Design A cross‐sectional study was conducted. The STROBE guidelines for reporting observational studies were followed for reporting of the research study. Methods A sample of 513 nurses working in nine acute care hospitals was recruited. MNC activities were measured with the MISSCARE Survey. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics and univariate logistic regression. Results Type of unit was confirmed as a significant predictor of MNC. Staff characteristics (nurses’ work position, level of education and perceived adequacy of unit staff) and hospital variables did not contribute significantly to MNC. Conclusions The study replicated the patterns of MNC across different conceptual approaches. MNC was influenced by work environment characteristics rather than individual staff variables. Relevance to clinical practice The results of this research showed that missed nursing care is influenced by work environment characteristics rather than individual staff variables.