Opinions of the professional nurses towards the results of thinking system development in nursing process and nursing recording development

Abstract

Methodology: This research is a quasi-experimental study with the objectives of studying the opinions of professional nurses towards the results of thinking system development in the nursing process and nursing recording development, at Nakornping hospital between August 20, 2022, to February 28, 2023. The research tools consisted of three parts, as follows: 1) the prototype of the thinking system development in the nursing process, “Mukda Model” 2) pre- and post-questionnaires asking for the opinions of professional nurses on the nursing process thinking system development; and 3) pre-and post-questionnaires asking for the opinions of professional nurses in each stage of the nursing process and nursing recording. The data were analyzed for frequencies, percentages, arithmetic means, standard deviations, and paired t-test.

Results: A total of 25 professional nurses were included in the study, mostly females (96%), age range was between 41-50 years old (56%), work experience of 21-30 years (52%), skilled professionals (68%), and their educational level was mostly at the undergraduate level or equivalent (92%). The opinions of the professional nurses before and after using the Mukda Model in the thinking system development were as follows: 1) The results of comparing the opinions of the professional nurses before and after using nursing process thinking system development in nursing process thinking system development separated according to the formats of thinking systems were different with the statistical significance with the means after using the Mukda Model at a high level in all formats; 2) The results of comparison of the professional nurses' opinions before and after using thinking system development in the nursing process with thinking system development in each stage of the nursing process were different with the statistical significance with the means after using the Mukda Model at a high level; and 3) The results of comparing the professional nurses' opinions before and after using thinking system development in the nursing process with thinking system development in nursing recording were different with the statistical significance with the means after using the Mukda Model at a high level.

Conclusion: This study showed the significance of thinking system development in the nursing process of professional nurses in the development of nursing standards, as specified by the Thailand Nursing and Midwifery Council.