1. Developing an instrument for measuring patient satisfaction.
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Forbes ML and Brown HN
- Subjects
- Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Ambulatory Surgical Procedures nursing, Child, Child, Preschool, Evaluation Studies as Topic, Female, Humans, Infant, Male, Middle Aged, Nursing Evaluation Research, Reproducibility of Results, Southeastern United States, Surveys and Questionnaires standards, Ambulatory Surgical Procedures standards, Nursing Service, Hospital standards, Operating Room Nursing standards, Patient Satisfaction statistics & numerical data
- Abstract
We developed a 21-item questionnaire to evaluate the effectiveness of nursing care provided in an outpatient surgery center. The four constructs of the instrument for measuring patient satisfaction are caring, continuity of care, competence of nurses, and education of patients and family members. Content validity and test-retest reliability have been established. Using this tool to analyze patients' responses to nursing care can help perioperative nurses improve patient care and patient satisfaction.
- Published
- 1995
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