Nurses' Perceptions of Individualized Care: A Sample from Turkey

• Published in: International journal of caring sciences Vol. 11; no. 1; pp. 246 - 253
• Main Authors: Yildiz, Fatma Tok, Cingol, Nurhan, Yildiz, Ilknur, Kasikci, Magfiret
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Nicosia Professor Despina Sapountzi - Krepia Publisher of the International Journal of Caring Sciences 01.01.2018
• Subjects: At risk youth; Nightingale, Florence (1820-1910); Nursing care; Patient satisfaction; Perceptions; Psychiatric-mental health nursing; Starvation; Istanbul Turkey
• ISSN: 1791-5201; 1792-037X

This research has been conducted with the aim of evaluate nurses' perceptions of individualized care. The population of this descriptive and cross-sectional study consisted of nurses working in intensive care, surgery and internal medicine services of a state hospital and the sample group consisted of 97 nurses who agreed to participate in the study. Research data were collected with the "Introductory Information Form" and the "Individualized Care Scale-A-Nurse Version". The data obtained were evaluated using the arithmetic mean, standard deviation, frequency, percentage distribution, t test and variance analysis in the SPSS 22.0 package program. The total item score average of nurses' Individualized Care Scale-A-Nurse Version is 3.75±0.74. Subscale item score averages were 3.95±0.75 for the Clinical Status subscale, 3.37±0.95 for the Personal Life status subscale, and 3.94±0.95 for the Decision-Making Control subscale. Individualized Care Scale mean scores in nurses working in internal clinics and having between 21-30 years of experience in clinical practice were higher, and the difference was significant (p <0.05). It was found that nurses' perceptions of individualized care were better, those in internal clinics and those with more years of experience in internal clinics were more concerned with the individuality of the patient.