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Journal of Nursing and Health Studies
ISSN: 2574-2825
E u r o S c i C o n E v e n t o n
Nursing Diagnosis &
Midwifery
Sibel Serap Ceylan et al., J Nurs Health Stud 2018 Volume: 3
DOI: 10.21767/2574-2825-C4-011
Statement of the Problem:
Privacy is important for securing and protecting
the personal, physical, and psychological special things that are important and
special for patients. Nurses have been held responsible for ensuring privacy
and confidentiality by the International Council of Nurses Code of Ethics for
Nurses. The personal space is limited in the areas where health services are
provided or in hospitals. The studies revealed that the children and adolescents
living in the hospital had problems with privacy. Nurses, who are with patients
on a 24h, have a number of significant roles to play in the problems or conflicts
associated with privacy and confidentiality. The research was conducted to
determine that gossip and rumor attitudes, and practices towards patient
privacy, of the nurses working in pediatric units.
Methodology & Theoretical Orientation:
A total of 112 nurses, working
in pediatric units, were included in the descriptive study. Descriptive
Characteristics Form, The Gossip and Rumor Attitude Scale and Patient Privacy
Scale are used to collect data.
Findings:
It was observed that nurses who have a higher education level, who
are educated about patient privacy and who read patient rights regulation, are
more concerned about patient privacy. In addition nurses working in intensive
care and outpatient treatment units are more observed about sexuality privacy
than nurses working in other child clinics. Negative correlations were found
between the gossip attitudes of the nurses and the point average scores of the
patient confidentiality scale. Nurses who negatively define gossip are more
concerned about patient confidentiality.
Conclusion & Significance:
The nurse’s knowledge about the provision of
patient confidentiality affects their privacy practices. For this reason, regular
trainings are recommended in hospitals.
Biography
Sibel Serap Ceylan has completed her PhD from Ege University
Institute for Health Sciences, Department of Pediatric Nursing.
She is a Lecturer at Pamukkale University, Faculty of Health
Sciences, Department of Pediatric Nursing since 2002. Her
research interests include Pediatric Nursing Care, Newborn
Care and Nursing Education.
ssceylan@pau.edu.trGossip attitudes and patient privacy practices of pediatric
nurses
Sibel Serap Ceylan and Bengu Cetinkaya
Pamukkale University, Turkey