Factors Influencing to Nursing Documentation of Professional Nurses in the Community Hospitals, Phitsanulok Province

Abstract

The purpose of this descriptive research was to explore influencing factors in the application of the nursing document of professional nurses in the community hospitals, Phitsanulok province. The samples consisted of 116 registered nurses providing services to the patient at in-patient department in the community hospitals, Phitsanulok province. The research questionnaires consisted of three section: (1) demographic data, (2) the factors associated with the nursing document and (3) knowledge, skills and attitudes concerning the nursing document. These questionnaires were tested for validity, reliability and Cronbach’s alpha coefficient. Research data were analyzed by percentage, mean, standard deviation, correlation, and multiple regression analysis. The research findings were as follows: 1. The factors associated with the nursing document includes the policy, supervision, staffing and delegation were at the high level ( = 4.12, SD = 0.94, = 4.10, SD = 0.85, = 4.01, SD = 0.80, = 3.58, SD = 1.05). 2. The knowledge and skill on the nursing document were high ( = 16.97, SD. = 6.64 and =
3.79, SD.= 0.69) and attitudes concerning the nursing document was highest ( = 4.52, SD. = 0.64). 3. The Factors influencing, skills and attitudes of professional nurses included policy factors can predicted the skills and attijudes of the nursing document of professional nurses for 9 % and 3 % (R2 =.097,R2 =.133) and the delegation factor and predicted the knowledge concerning the nursing document,accounted for 3 % (R2 = .035).