Factors Influencing Documentations of Nursing Procedures among Nurses at St. Daniel Comboni Hospital, Kyamuhunga
Abura Geoffrey1, Mubarak Alhassan2 and Kamahoro Venust3
1,2,3Department of Nursing, Kampala International University, Uganda
Abstract
Documentation provides an accurate reflection of nursing assessments, changes in clinical state, care provided, and pertinent patient information to support the multidisciplinary team to deliver individualized care. The main purpose of this research study was to assess the factors influencing the documentation of nursing procedures among nurses at St. Daniel Comboni Hospital, Kyamuhunga. A quantitative descriptive cross-sectional study was used on over 50 participants who were nurses working at St. Daniel Comboni Hospital and they were selected by simple random sampling technique. The participants were interviewed using a semi-administered questionnaire and the data generated analysed using SPSS version 22.0. Results showed that out of 50 participants, 100.0 % had never heard about nursing documentation, 58.0 % were below 25 years with 76.0 % were enrolled nurses and 46.0% had less than 3 years of experience. 52.0 % reported good working conditions, 76.0 % were satisfied with the facilitation, 92.0 % said documentation of nursing procedures is good for better health outcomes of the patients, and 90.0 % said after their successors they continue with nursing documentation. 74.0 % said that they had all the supplies necessary to carry out nursing documentation. 80.0 % didn’t have any other duties apart from nursing duties. Even though all 100.0 % of the participants had ever heard about nursing documentation yet, documentation of nursing procedures was negatively influenced by stressful working conditions (46.0%), lack of nursing documentation charts in the wards/units (61.4%), having additional duty mainly supervisory duty (50.0%). The majority of the participants reported good working conditions (52.0%) and were satisfied with the facilitation they are receiving from the facility 76.0%.
Keywords: Factors Influencing, Documentations, Nursing Procedures, Nurses.
CITE AS: Abura Geoffrey, Mubarak Alhassan and Kamahoro Venust (2024). Factors Influencing Documentations of Nursing Procedures among Nurses at St. Daniel Comboni Hospital, Kyamuhunga. NEWPORT INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC AND EXPERIMENTAL SCIENCES, 5(2):7-16. https://doi.org/10.59298/NIJSES/2024/10.5.26716