Nurses' Knowledge and Attitude Toward Quality Improvement: Implication for Health Care Outcomes

Document Type : Original Article

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1 Assistant professor of Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University, Egypt.

2 Lecturer of Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University, Egypt.

DOI: 10.21608/asnj.2022.399593

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Background: Nurses’ knowledge and attitudes toward quality improvement (QI) is essential for a dynamic clinical environment. QI for nurses significantly improves health care outcomes such as reduced hospital readmissions and length of stay Aim: Assess nurse’s knowledge and attitude toward QI and it is implication on health care outcome. Design: Descriptive correlational research design. Setting: The study was conducted at Main Assiut University Hospital. Subject: A simple random sample of 285 nurses were selected. Tools:  includes: Personal characteristics data, QI questionnaire, and length of stay, for care facility index (LSCFI).  Results: Majority of nurses had satisfactory knowledge level regarding QI (86%), more than half 59.3% reported satisfactory level regarding QI tools and methods, nearly two thirds of nurses 66.3% perceived a positive attitude toward QI, and more than three quarters of nurses, 75.4% achieved a high level of LSCFIreflecting effective discharge planning, structured follow-up, and strong care coordination practices to minimizing readmission risks. Conclusion:  There is a positive correlation with statistical significance relation between all QI dimensions and LSCFI dimensions P ≤0.05. Recommendation: Further researches to assess nurses' quality improvement knowledge and attitude on cost reduction.

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