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Nurses' perception of implicit nursing care rationing in Croatia—A cross‐sectional multicentre study
Author(s) -
Friganovic Adriano,
Režić Slađana,
Kurtović Biljana,
Vidmanić Sandro,
Zelenikova Renata,
Rotim Cecilija,
Konjevoda Vesna,
Režek Biserka,
Piškor Sanja
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of nursing management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.925
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1365-2834
pISSN - 0966-0429
DOI - 10.1111/jonm.13002
Subject(s) - nursing , nursing management , rationing , primary nursing , nursing care , medicine , nursing outcomes classification , cross sectional study , health care , team nursing , perception , quality (philosophy) , critical care nursing , nursing research , family medicine , nurse education , psychology , political science , pathology , neuroscience , law , philosophy , epistemology
Aim To examine Croatian nurses’ perception of implicit nursing care rationing and the patient safety culture from the perspective of acute care hospital staff. Background In the past three decades, the Croatian health system has undergone numerous transformations driven by geopolitical, legal, financial, demographic, scientific and technological progress. These changes have led to systemic changes in the structure, organisation, financing and delivery of health care, and thus, of nursing care. Methods A cross‐sectional study of 438 nurses was conducted at four university hospitals in Croatia, based on the Perceived Implicit Rationing of Nursing Care Questionnaire. Results A lower assessment of the quality of care in the unit is associated with a higher score on the Perceived Implicit Rationing of Nursing Care Questionnaire, r = –.379, p < .001. A lower satisfaction with the current workplace is associated with a higher score on the Perceived Implicit Rationing of Nursing Care Questionnaire, r = −.432, p < .001. Conclusion The perception of nurses in Croatia indicates that the implications of nursing care rationing and dissatisfaction with their post in acute care hospital units are closely related to poor quality of nursing care provided to patients. Implications for Nursing Management Based on these results, nurse managers should take their nurses’ perceptions of implicit nursing care rationing into consideration in order to develop strategies to improve nursing care delivery, nursing satisfaction and, consequently, better nursing care quality.