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Attitude Towards Documentation and Its Associated Factors Among Nurses Working in Public Hospitals of Hawassa City Administration, Southern Ethiopia.

Sisay AyeleTesfaye GobenaSimon BirhanuTesfaye Assebe Yadeta
Published in: SAGE open nursing (2021)
Among 413 nurses who participated in the study, 58.8% [95% CI of 54.5% to 63.7%] of them had a favorable attitude towards documentation. Work setting [AOR = 1.94 (95% CI: 1.23-3.05)] and Knowledge [AOR = 3.28 (95% CI: 2.08-5.16)], were significantly associated factors with nurses' attitude towards documentation.Conclusion and Recommendations: More than half of the study participants had a favorable attitude towards documentation. Working unit and knowledge were factors associated with nurse's attitude toward nursing care documentation. Therefore, increasing nurse's knowledge about documentation and managing working units effectively are recommended to increase the nurses' attitude toward documentation.
Keyphrases
  • healthcare
  • electronic health record
  • advance care planning
  • mental health
  • primary care
  • clinical practice