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ArticleThe Journal of the Egyptian Public Health Association2021

Missed nursing care, non-nursing tasks, staffing adequacy, and job satisfaction among nurses in a teaching hospital in Egypt.

Marwa Hammad, Wafaa Guirguis, Rasha Mosallam

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Article in The Journal of the Egyptian Public Health Association, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Marwa HammadMinistry of Health, 97 El-Horeya Road, Qism Bab Sharqi, Wabour Al Meyah, Alexandria Governorate, Egypt.
Wafaa GuirguisHigh Institute of Public Health, Alexandria University, 165 El-Horeya Road, Al Ibrahimeyah Qebli WA Al Hadrah Bahri, Qism Bab Sharqi, Alexandria Governorate, Egypt.
Rasha MosallamHigh Institute of Public Health, Alexandria University, 165 El-Horeya Road, Al Ibrahimeyah Qebli WA Al Hadrah Bahri, Qism Bab Sharqi, Alexandria Governorate, Egypt. rashaazm@yahoo.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2431-2872
Alexandria University · EGAl-Qasemi Academic College of Education · IL

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMissed nursing care (MNC) has been linked to patient harm in a growing body of literature. However, this issue is still not adequately investigated in developing countries. The aim of the study is to measure the extent of missed nursing care, to identify its types, and to determine factors contributing to missed nursing care.

methodsA cross-sectional design was used. The study was conducted among 50 units at 1762-beds teaching Hospital in Alexandria that employs 1211 nurses in inpatient areas. A sample of 553 nurses were interviewed using the MISSCARE and the N4CAST survey. The MISSCARE survey measured the amount of missed nursing care (MNC) that was experienced on the last worked shift by each nurse. The N4CAST survey was used to collect data about level of non-nursing work carried out by nurses and the nurses' job satisfaction.

resultsThe overall mean score for the missed nursing care was 2.26 ± 0.96 out of 5, with highest mean score attributed to "Planning" and lowest mean score attributed to "Assessment and Vital Signs" (2.64 and 1.96, respectively). Missed nursing care was significantly associated with number of patients admitted and cared for in the last shift and perceived staffing adequacy. Almost all non-nursing care tasks and most of satisfaction elements showed negative weak correlation with overall missed nursing care.

conclusionMissed Nursing Care is common in study hospital which may endanger patient safety. MNC Missed Nursing Care is positively associated with nursing adequacy. There is no association between MNC and neither nurses' job satisfaction nor non-nursing tasks. Nursing leaders should monitor missed nursing care and the environmental and staffing conditions associated with it in order to design strategies to reduce such phenomena.

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EgyptMissed nursing careNon-nursing tasksStaffing adequacy

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