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Missed Nursing Care: Relationship with Nurses’ Perceptions of Professional Practice Environment during Hajj Season
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Context: An important factor that significantly affects missed nursing care is the nursing work environment. Additionally, it significantly impacts the recruitment and retention of healthcare professionals and indirectly affects the standard of nursing care.
Aim: To identify nurses' perception of the professional practice environment, identify types and reasons for missed nursing care, and find the relationship between nurses' perceptions of the professional practice environment and missed nursing care during the Hajj season.
Methods: A descriptive correlational design was carried out at seven hospitals in Makkah region. A convenience sample of 463 registered nurse who has at least one year of nursing experience and working in inpatient units was included in this study. Data was collected through an online questionnaire. It included patients' demographic data, the revised professional practice environment scale, and missed nursing care assessment questionnaire.
Results: The result of this study reveal that the mean scores of the professional practice environment and its subscales were 3.56±0.46, indicating a favorable environment. Furthermore, it was found that the overall missed nursing care among the studied nurses was 1.56±0.65, which indicates low missed nursing care. The highest reason for missed nursing care was the inadequate staff (2.85±1.12), supplies/equipment not functioning properly when needed (2.74±1.07), and not being available when needed (2.70±1.10). The professional practice environment statistically significantly negatively correlated with missed nursing care (r=-0.32, p=0.000).
Conclusion: Missed nursing care in hospitals can be reduced by improving the professional practice environment. The study recommends that the hospital and nursing administrators consider keeping good practice environments for nurses to prevent missed care activities and potentially enhance patient outcomes in nursing units.
