Hassan, A., Kotb, S., Mohammed, A. (2014). Nurses' knowledge and Attitudes toward Elderly Patient's Rights and Code of Ethics at Assiut University Hospital. Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal, 2(4), 87-96. doi: 10.21608/asnj.2014.58667
Asmaa B Hassan; Safaa A Kotb; Asmaa Gh Mohammed. "Nurses' knowledge and Attitudes toward Elderly Patient's Rights and Code of Ethics at Assiut University Hospital". Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal, 2, 4, 2014, 87-96. doi: 10.21608/asnj.2014.58667
Hassan, A., Kotb, S., Mohammed, A. (2014). 'Nurses' knowledge and Attitudes toward Elderly Patient's Rights and Code of Ethics at Assiut University Hospital', Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal, 2(4), pp. 87-96. doi: 10.21608/asnj.2014.58667
Hassan, A., Kotb, S., Mohammed, A. Nurses' knowledge and Attitudes toward Elderly Patient's Rights and Code of Ethics at Assiut University Hospital. Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal, 2014; 2(4): 87-96. doi: 10.21608/asnj.2014.58667
Nurses' knowledge and Attitudes toward Elderly Patient's Rights and Code of Ethics at Assiut University Hospital
1Nursing Specialist at Technical Nursing Institute, Assiut University
2Assistant Professor of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University.
Abstract
Background: Values are essential in order to maintain the Elderly Patients’ Rights. Aim of the study: to assess knowledge and attitudes of nurses regarding elderly patients’ Bill of Rights and Code of Ethics at Assiut University Hospital. Subject and methods: 400 nurses participate and descriptive cross-sectional study design was used.. Total coverage technique was used. Data collection started from 1 July – 31 December 2013. Tools: an interviewing questionnaire used for data collection, it contained three parts: assess personal data, assess nurses’ knowledge toward code of ethics; and elderly patients’ rights, assess nursing attitudes toward code of ethics and elderly patients’ rights. Results: 33.8% of the studied nurses had experience in nursing work 5-10 years. The studied nurses had satisfactory knowledge toward code of ethics and elderly patients’ rights’, (65% and59.2%) respectively. Regarding to gender factor; females represent significant high score of knowledge toward code of ethics than males.Conclusion: It was concluded that education level and gender can affect the knowledge level of the nurses. Recommendations: involving the professional values and elderly patients’ rights in nursing educational curriculum, and implement an educational program for updating nurses' knowledge .
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