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Nurses’ organizational behavior and their quality of documentation
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M Dehghani   , MH Hayavie Haghighi , N Tayary , F Khorami |
| Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences , hayavi2005@gmail.com |
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Abstract: (12430 Views) |
| Introduction: Numerous factors affect on quality of nursing documentation. Continuous evaluation and identifying factors affecting documentation have a significant role on improving the quality of documentation. This study aimed at Nurses’ organizational behavior and their quality of documentation in teaching hospitals of Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences. Method: This is a descriptive cross-sectional study conducted in 2013. The study population were nurses in teaching hospitals of Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences. From a total of 552 nurses, 215 nurses were selected using random sampling. Three standard questionnaires and three Self-made check list were used for data collection. Validity of the tools was measured using comments of professors and experts and reliability of the questionnaire was measured using Cranach’s alpha. Collected data were analyzed using SPSS version 16. Pearson, ANOVA, and T-student were used to assess relationship between variables. Results: Levels of nursing education and type of employment stipulated in the employment contract had significant effect on the score of documentation (P<0.01). In addition, hospitals and various departments had significant differences in the documentation scores. From the other side, job satisfaction, social capital and organizational citizenship behavior have significant positive correlation with the total score of nursing documentation (P<0.05). Conclusion: Nurses organizational behavior including job satisfaction, social capital, and organizational citizenship behavior, can have an impact on the quality of their documentation. Therefore, hospital managers and supervisors can ensure quality of nursing documentation following improving organizational behavior. |
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| Keywords: Documentation, organizational behavior, nurses, medical records |
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Type of Study: Quantitative-Research |
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Received: 2015/02/9 | Accepted: 2015/02/17 | Published: 2015/02/17
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