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Chinedu Chichi A C. Organizational Factors Associated With Nurses’ Competence in Averting Failure to Rescue in Acute Care Settings. JCCNC 2021; 7 (1) :75-86
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Department of Adult Health, School of Nursing, Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo, Nigeria. , christianasonye1@gmail.com
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Background: Organizational characteristics are the main concerns of nursing practice in acute care settings. The present study aimed to assess the organizational factors associated with nurses’ competence in averting Failure to Rescue (FTR) in acute care settings.
Methods: This was a descriptive and correlational study. A purposive sampling technique was used to collect the necessary data from the study respondents. In total, 173 of the 204 eligible registered nurses providing sudden, urgent, and emergency direct care to patients in the identified acute care settings of Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital in Sagamu City, Nigeria participated in this study. A self-structured 38-item questionnaire, including 4 parts (demographic characteristics, knowledge on FTR, competence in averting FTR, & organizational factors) was employed for data collection. The obtained data were analyzed in SPSS V. 22 using descriptive statistics (i.e. frequency, percentages, mean, standard deviation, & tables) as well as Spearman’s Rho correlation to test the hypotheses based on the assumptions that the variables were measured on an ordinal scale at P<0.05.
Results: Most nurses presented a high level of knowledge regarding FTR with a mean score of 5.91. Besides, they were moderately competent in averting FTR with a mean score of 29.3. A significant correlation was also detected between organizational characteristics and the studied nurses’ level of competence in averting FTR (P=0.026).
Conclusion: The present study data revealed that FTR could be reduced in acute care settings by the modification of organizational factors.
Methods: This was a descriptive and correlational study. A purposive sampling technique was used to collect the necessary data from the study respondents. In total, 173 of the 204 eligible registered nurses providing sudden, urgent, and emergency direct care to patients in the identified acute care settings of Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital in Sagamu City, Nigeria participated in this study. A self-structured 38-item questionnaire, including 4 parts (demographic characteristics, knowledge on FTR, competence in averting FTR, & organizational factors) was employed for data collection. The obtained data were analyzed in SPSS V. 22 using descriptive statistics (i.e. frequency, percentages, mean, standard deviation, & tables) as well as Spearman’s Rho correlation to test the hypotheses based on the assumptions that the variables were measured on an ordinal scale at P<0.05.
Results: Most nurses presented a high level of knowledge regarding FTR with a mean score of 5.91. Besides, they were moderately competent in averting FTR with a mean score of 29.3. A significant correlation was also detected between organizational characteristics and the studied nurses’ level of competence in averting FTR (P=0.026).
Conclusion: The present study data revealed that FTR could be reduced in acute care settings by the modification of organizational factors.
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● The development of competence in deciphering subtle cues, indicative of deterioration to avert failure-to-rescue in acute care settings is essential in nursing practice.
● Organizational characteristics are central to nursing practice in acute care settings.
● Most nurses in this study presented a high-level knowledge regarding failure to rescue in acute care settings.
● There was a significant association between organizational characteristics and nurses’ level of competence in averting failure to rescue in the acute care setting.
Plain Language Summary
Failure to rescue entails the idea that not all complications developed by patients are preventable, but nurses by the virtue of their close proximity to patients should be able to promptly identify and institute appropriate measures immediately after they occur. The present study assessed the organizational factors affecting nurses’ competence in averting failure to rescue in acute care settings. The study results suggested an association between organizational characteristics and nurses’ level of competence in averting failure to rescue in acute care settings. Therefore, organizational characteristics must be adjusted or modified in the bid to increase nurses’ competence averting failure to rescue in acute care settings.
● Organizational characteristics are central to nursing practice in acute care settings.
● Most nurses in this study presented a high-level knowledge regarding failure to rescue in acute care settings.
● There was a significant association between organizational characteristics and nurses’ level of competence in averting failure to rescue in the acute care setting.
Plain Language Summary
Failure to rescue entails the idea that not all complications developed by patients are preventable, but nurses by the virtue of their close proximity to patients should be able to promptly identify and institute appropriate measures immediately after they occur. The present study assessed the organizational factors affecting nurses’ competence in averting failure to rescue in acute care settings. The study results suggested an association between organizational characteristics and nurses’ level of competence in averting failure to rescue in acute care settings. Therefore, organizational characteristics must be adjusted or modified in the bid to increase nurses’ competence averting failure to rescue in acute care settings.
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Received: 2020/03/13 | Accepted: 2020/08/14 | Published: 2021/02/1
Received: 2020/03/13 | Accepted: 2020/08/14 | Published: 2021/02/1
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