Problem of nursing care rationing in intensive care units
Problem of nursing care rationing in intensive care units
Data
2024-04-12
Autorzy
Papierkowska, Roksana
Chmielewski, Jarosław Piotr
Kosecka, Justyna
Orczykowski, Tomasz
Zięba, Ewa
Wróblewska, Izabela
Tytuł czasopisma
ISSN czasopisma
Tytuł tomu
Wydawca
Akademia Bialska im. Jana Pawła II
Streszczenie
Background. Nursing care rationing is a global problem that can pose a real threat to the health
and lives of patients. The purpose of this study was to learn about the incidence of care rationing
by nursing staff and to analyze the activities that are most often getting limited in patient care.
Material and methods. A total of 217 nursing staff participated in the survey. The inclusion
criteria consisted of working in an intensive care unit and consenting to participate in the study.
A self-administered questionnaire and standardized questionnaires were used in the analysis:
BERNCA, GSES, and IZZ. Statistical validity was verified at a=0.05.
Results. Lack of staff was the most common reason for care rationing (47.92%). Women
rationed nursing care more than men (68.66%). Informing the patient about planned tests or
treatment was the activity rationed most frequently (6.47%). As healthy behaviors become
more frequent, the incidence of self-efficacy increases and, according to the BERNCA-R
questionnaire, the rationing of nursing care becomes markedly more frequent as the number of
patients per nurse increases. As the number of nursing jobs and the number of hours a nurse
works per month increase, the rationing of nursing care increases markedly as well (p=0.032).
Conclusions. The most commonly rationed activity consisted of informing patients about tests
or treatment. As the number of patients, working hours and jobs increase, the level of nursing
care rationing increases. The level of care rationing increases as the number of additional
activities performed increases.
Opis
Słowa kluczowe
nursing staff,
care rationing,
intensive care,
nursing care,
patient
Cytowanie
Papierkowska R, Chmielewski JP, Kosecka J, Orczykowski T, Zięba E, Wróblewska I. Problem of nursing care rationing in intensive care units. Health Prob Civil. 2025; 19(1): 107-117. https://doi.org/10.5114/hpc.2024.136468