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A descriptive analysis of nursing satisfaction: first-time versus non-first-time medical-surgical patients
Sharon Oetker-Black1, Michael Petrochuk
1School of Nursing, Walsh University, North Canton, Ohio 44720, USA.
Abstract:
Patient assessment of satisfaction is very important in achieving high patient-retention rates in a highly competitive environment (Bendall-Lyon & Powers, 2004). This study's purpose was to analyze the perception of nursing satisfaction with first-time versus non-first-time medical-surgical patients. The study involved a patient satisfaction questionnaire sent to 2,265 discharged inpatients in a 537-bed teaching hospital in northeastern Ohio. Group means and standard deviations indicate no difference between first-time and non-first-time admits in nursing care satisfaction; therefore, it's difficult to conclude why patients' assessments were so similar. Quite possibly, all patients recognize the hard work and efforts of registered nurses.
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