TY  - JOUR
TI  - Nursing Care Satisfaction and Readiness for Hospital 
Discharge States of Patients Hospitalized in Internal Medicine 
Clinics: Descriptive Cross-sectional Research Example
AB  - Objective: This descriptive and cross-sectional study 
was conducted to evaluate the nursing care satisfaction and readiness 
for hospital discharge of patients hospitalized in internal medicine 
clinics. Material and Methods: The universe of this study consisted 
of patients treated in the internal clinics of Atatürk University hospital between May and September 2019. The sample of the study, on 
the other hand, consisted of 372 patients aged 18 and over who did not 
have hearing, vision and mental problems, voluntarily accepted to 
participate in the study, had cognitive competence to answer the questions. The data were collected by using “personal information form”, 
“Newcastle Nursing Care Satisfaction Scale”, and “Readiness for 
Hospital Discharge Scale”. Results: It was found that average age of 
the patients in the study was 58.7±17.5 years; 50.8% were male, 
29.8% were illiterate, 90.6% were married, 78.5% had a moderate 
level of income, 59.4% were hospitalized from the outpatient clinics 
and 70.7% were very satisfied with nursing care. Average nursing care 
satisfaction of the patients was found to be 88.23±12.5. Readiness for 
hospital discharge total score of the patients was 6±1.99 and the highest score was taken from expected support sub-dimension 
(9.05±1.83), while the lowest score was taken from knowledge 
(4.18±4.15) sub-dimension. A statistically significant inverse relationship was found between the age and number of hospitalizations of 
the patients and the total score of the Readiness for Hospital Discharge Scale, personal care and coping skills sub-dimension scores 
(p<0.05). Conclusion: It was found that the patients had high nursing 
care satisfaction levels and that they were not sufficiently ready for 
discharge.
AU  - Bahçecioğlu Turan, Gülcan
AU  - ÖZER, ZÜLFÜNAZ
AU  - ATAN, Gülden
DO  - 10.5336/nurses.2021-81438
PY  - 2021
JO  - Türkiye Klinikleri Hemşirelik Bilimleri Dergisi
VL  - 13
IS  - 4
SN  - 1308-092X
SP  - 947
EP  - 957
DB  - TRDizin
UR  - http://search/yayin/detay/511238
ER  -