Effect of Using the Standard of Nursing Care Model for Pediatric Acute Respiratory Tract Infection with Pediatric Early Warning System on Professional Nurse’s Satisfaction

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Orawitcha Srikhaorot
Gunyadar Prachusilpa

Abstract

Purpose: To study professional nurses’ satisfaction using the standard of nursing
care model for pediatric acute respiratory tract infection with a pediatric early
warning system.
Design: Quasi-experimental design
Methods: The sample was 10 professional nurses from the pediatric ward selected
by inclusion criteria, were one-group posttest only design. Research instruments
consisted of 1) Training project 2) Teaching plan 3) Pediatric Early Warning System
handbook 4) Knowledge evaluation of nursing care for pediatric acute respiratory
tract infection with pediatric early warning system form 5) Record using of nursing care
for pediatric acute respiratory tract infection with pediatric early warning system form
and 6) professional nurses’ satisfaction questionnaire. Content validity judged by
5 experts was 1, 0.86, 1, 0.86 and 1 respectively. The data were analyzed by percentage,
mean, standard deviation, median, and interquartile range.
Results: Major result is the professional nurses’ satisfaction after using the standard
of nursing care model for pediatric acute respiratory tract infection with pediatric early
warning system was higher.
Conclusion: The professional nurses from the pediatric ward have satisfaction after using
the standard nursing care model for pediatric acute respiratory tract infection with a
pediatric early warning system.

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