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Title: Nurses' attitudes towards parental participation in the paediatric wards
Authors: Galea, Mariella
Keywords: Pediatrics -- Malta
Children -- Hospital care -- Malta
Children -- Diseases -- Malta
Issue Date: 2000
Citation: Galea, M. (2000). Nurses' attitudes towards parental participation in the paediatric wards (Bachelor's dissertation).
Abstract: Parental participation is generally considered to be beneficial in the care of the sick child. However, it is documented (Brown & Ritchie, 1990; Darbyshire, 1992) that the nurses' perceptions of parental participation are mixed. While some nurses perceive participation in care as valuable, others have reservations about certain parents' abilities to provide that care. The main aim of this study was to explore the nurses' attitudes towards parental participation in the local paediatric wards. A descriptive study was undertaken where a convenience sample of 18 nurses working in the three paediatric wards was selected and interviewed. The quantitative data was analyzed using descriptive statistics and the qualitative data was subjected to content analysis. The data revealed that the majority of the nurses were in favour of parental presence and they viewed participation as the involvement of parents in their child's care. The findings also showed that while nurses expected parents to be mainly involved in the delivery of basic care and support, nurses were willing to involve parents in medical care, particularly those wi.th chronically ill children. Moreover, nurses perceived information, attitudes and the parents' emotional state as being the most three influencing factors affecting parental participation. These findings are discussed in relation to the literature and possible factors that could have led to these results are identified. Appropriate recommendations are also given.
Description: B.SC.(HONS)NURSING
URI: https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/65481
Appears in Collections:Dissertations - FacHSc - 2000
Dissertations - FacHScNur - 2000

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