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1Department of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Giresun University, No: 4 P.K., Giresun 28340, Turkey.
Objectives:
This study aimed (a) to determine the views of pediatric nurses regarding their roles and responsibilities in the implementation of child rights in healthcare services and children's right to participate in implementations related to their treatment and care, and (b) to examine the relation between these views and sociodemographic features.
Method:
This cross-sectional study included 335 pediatric nurses recruited in public hospitals in a province located in the Eastern Black Sea Region of Turkey. The data were collected using a digital questionnaire that included variables to determine the sociodemographic features of the participants and their views on the implementation of child rights in healthcare services and children's right to participate in decision-making about their health and care. The final number of the participants in this study was 321 nurses (96% of the population).
Results:
Most of the participants stated that they agreed with the implementation of child rights in healthcare services adopted by UNICEF. However, the participants' views on the implementation of child rights in healthcare services were affected by variables such as age, gender, marital status, level of education, the state of having children, and the number of years in the profession. Overall, 87.9% of the participants stated that children had the right to participate in the decision-making about their own health and care at an early age. the variables of marital status, educational level, the state of having children, and number of years in the profession affected the participants' views about children's right to actively participate in their health care.
Conclusion:
The majority of pediatric nurses agreed with the implementation of child rights in healthcare services. Moreover, the variables of age, gender, marital status, educational level, the state of having children, and the number of years in the profession were significantly relevant to the views of pediatric nurses regarding child rights.
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