Nursing support time and nurse/patient satisfaction during first stage active phase labor

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Title Nursing support time and nurse/patient satisfaction during first stage active phase labor
Publication Type dissertation
School or College College of Nursing
Department Nursing
Author Barnett, Gerrie Ann Vogt
Date 2004-05
Description Positive perception of the childbirth experience is linked with increased self-esteem, decreased maternal/infant mortality, and more complete adoption of the maternal role. Nursing support is key to that satisfaction. This investigation sought to answer the following question: How much time do nurses spend supporting women in first stage active phase labor? A computer program was developed and used to time and record nurses' support activities and other professional duties during first stage active phase labor. Thirty women with healthy, full-term gestations and 17 nurses participated in this observational, continuous time study. Nurses spent an average of 31% of the observed labors in the patients' rooms. Of that time, 63% was spent in the performance of other professional duties such as documentation and assessment of patient condition and 41% in supportive activities. Supportive activities were further broken down into four categories, with 40% instructional/informational, 37% emotional, 20% physical, and 3% advocacy. No statistical relationship was found between nurse or patient satisfaction and the amount of time spent in the room in supportive care. More experienced nurses spent statistically more time giving supportive care, but they were also statistically more dissatisfied with the care they gave and the amount of time they could spend in the room. Nurses also cared for an average of three patients during the observation periods. The development of a new computer program allowed for the documentation of nurses multitasking. Nurses were engaged in more than one activity 20% of the time while in patients' rooms.
Type Text
Publisher University of Utah
Subject Patient Participation; Patient Satisfaction
Subject MESH Obstetrical Nursing; Labor, Obstetric; Natural Childbirth; Psychology; Nurse Midwives
Dissertation Institution University of Utah
Dissertation Name PhD
Language eng
Relation is Version of Digital reproduction of "Nursing support time and nurse/patient satisfaction during first stage active phase labor, Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library. Print version of "Nursing support time and nurse/patient satisfaction during first stage active phase labor available at J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collection. RG 41.5 1981 B37.
Rights Management © Gerrie Vogt Barnett.
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Source Original: University of Utah Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library (no longer available).
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