Nursing Students' Attitude toward the Importance of Patient Privacy

IF 0.8 Q4 NURSING Nursing and Midwifery Studies Pub Date : 2021-01-01 DOI:10.4103/nms.nms_96_19

SeyyedHamidReza FallahMortezaNejad, Z. Pourhabibi, Moein Mashayekhipirbazari, Kourosh Delpasand

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Background: Observing patient privacy is one of the most important nurses' ethical responsibilities. Objective: This study is aimed to investigate nursing students' attitudes toward the importance of patient privacy in nursing care. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted between September 2018 and April 2019 in the School of Nursing and Midwifery of Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Iran. One hundred and fifty nursing students responded to the study questionnaires. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze the data. Results: A total of 142 nursing students with a mean age of 21.91 ± 4.67 years participated in this study. A majority of the students (63.5%) were female, 82.2% were single and 31.8% had clinical experience. The mean students' attitudes scores were, respectively, 8.36 ± 1.53, 6.84 ± 2.04, 6.24 ± 2.23, and 11.42 ± 2.17 for the physical, psychological, spatial, and informational dimensions of patient privacy. Conclusion: The mean students' attitude toward patient privacy was at a moderate level. Nurse educators and all the authorities of nursing education should instruct nursing students to pay special attention to the observance of patient privacy.

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护生对患者隐私重要性的态度

背景：尊重病人隐私是护士最重要的道德责任之一。目的：本研究旨在调查护生对患者隐私在护理中的重要性的态度。方法：这项横断面研究于2018年9月至2019年4月在伊朗吉兰医学科学大学护理与助产学院进行。150名护理专业学生对调查问卷进行了回复。采用描述性统计方法对数据进行分析。结果：共有142名护生参加了本研究，平均年龄为21.91±4.67岁。大多数学生（63.5%）是女性，82.2%是单身，31.8%有临床经验。在患者隐私的物理、心理、空间和信息维度上，学生的平均态度得分分别为8.36±1.53、6.84±2.04、6.24±2.23和11.42±2.17。结论：中学生对患者隐私的态度处于中等水平。护理教育工作者和所有护理教育主管部门应指导护生特别注意遵守患者隐私。

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