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Operationalization of patients' rights in Sudan: Quantifying nurses' knowledge
Salma M Abdalla1, Esra Aa Mahgoub2, Jihad Abdelgadir3
1Boston University, USA.
Nursing Ethics
|October 17, 2018
Summary
Most nurses in Sudan possess acceptable knowledge of patients' rights, but awareness of the specific Sudanese Charter of patients' rights is low. Further promotion of the charter by the Ministry of Health is recommended.
Area of Science:
- Healthcare Quality
- Nursing Education
- Patient Advocacy
Background:
- Patient rights are crucial for defining healthcare standards.
- Nurses play a key role in upholding patient rights.
- Assessing nurses' knowledge of patient rights is vital for improving healthcare quality, especially in resource-limited settings like Sudan.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate the level of knowledge regarding patients' rights among nursing staff at Friendship Teaching Hospital in Sudan.
Main Methods:
- A hospital-based cross-sectional study was conducted at Friendship Teaching Hospital, Sudan.
- Ninety-five nurses were surveyed using an adapted questionnaire.
- Data analysis involved descriptive and inferential statistics using SPSS software.
Main Results:
- Only 48.4% of nurses were aware of the Sudanese Charter of patients' rights.
- 65.8% of nurses demonstrated an acceptable level of knowledge (scoring >75%) on patients' rights.
- No significant association was found between knowledge scores and demographic factors, education, or awareness of the charter's existence.
Conclusions:
- Nurses' limited awareness of the Sudanese Charter of patients' rights necessitates increased promotion by the Ministry of Health.
- Further research is required to understand the gap between charter awareness and knowledge of specific rights.
- Investigating the actual implementation of patient rights in clinical practice is essential.