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Nurse caring behaviours

J Greenhalgh1, L Vanhanen, H Kyngäs

  • 1Department of Nursing, University of Oulu, Finland.

Journal of Advanced Nursing
|June 24, 1998
PubMed
Summary

Nurses prioritize physical care over emotional support, with gender significantly influencing valued caring behaviors. Male nurses were less likely to engage in accessible or comforting actions compared to female nurses.

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Area of Science:

  • Nursing
  • Healthcare
  • Psychiatric Nursing

Background:

  • Caring behaviors are fundamental to nursing practice.
  • Understanding nurses' perceptions of care is crucial for quality patient outcomes.
  • The influence of demographic factors on caring behaviors requires further investigation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine caring behaviors in nursing practice from the perspectives of psychiatric and general nurses.
  • To investigate the influence of nurses' age, gender, and qualification on their valuation of caring behaviors.
  • To compare the emphasis placed on different types of caring behaviors by nurses.

Main Methods:

  • A convenience sample of 118 nurses from general and psychiatric hospitals participated.
  • The Care-Q instrument was utilized to assess caring behaviors.
  • Statistical analysis included ranking of sub-scales and items, and chi-square tests of association.

Main Results:

  • Nurses ranked physically based caring behaviors higher than affective behaviors.
  • Monitoring and comforting behaviors were emphasized, while anticipatory behaviors received less attention.
  • Gender significantly influenced the valuation of caring behaviors, with male nurses showing less emphasis on accessibility and trust-building.

Conclusions:

  • Nursing practice tends to prioritize physical aspects of care over emotional or anticipatory elements.
  • Gender is a key demographic factor influencing nurses' perceptions and enactment of caring behaviors.
  • Nurse educators and practitioners should critically examine and potentially re-evaluate the emphasis on various caring behaviors in practice.

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