Pediatric Nurses’ Awareness Regarding Protective Child Advocacy and Their Rights in the Hospital | ||
| International Egyptian Journal of Nursing Sciences and Research | ||
| Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 30 June 2022 | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejnsr.2022.116643.1152 | ||
| Author | ||
| Amna Nagaty Aboelmagd* | ||
| Minia university - faculty of nursing - Minia governorate | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Advocacy is explained in concrete acts such as helping the patient access needed healthcare facilities, assuring the quality of treatment, defending the patient's interests, and acting as a coordinator for the patient and the health care environments. Aim: Assess pediatric nurses’ awareness regarding protective child advocacy and their rights in the hospital. Method: A descriptive exploratory research design was utilized, and a convenient sample of 103 nurses at the in-patient pediatric ward, neonatal intensive care unit, and pediatric intensive care unit at Minia university hospital for obstetric and pediatric hospital, Minia health insurance hospital, and Misr-El-Hora general hospital affiliated to the Ministry of Health hospital. One tool was used, which included two parts, part Ⅰ: Demographic data for nurses. Part Ⅱ: Nurses’ awareness about the protective child advocacy scale and child rights Results: Most of the studied nurses had a good awareness of child advocacy and rights, and the minority had fair awareness. All the studied nurses aged between 30- < 35 years and 40- 45 years had good awareness about child advocacy, and all the studied nurses who had bachelor's degrees had a good level of awareness about child advocacy and rights. Conclusion: Increasing the nurses' age and their educational level provides an opportunity for them to advocate for children and maintain their rights. Recommendation: Conducting training courses for nurses about child advocacy and their rights is the Ministry of Health's responsibility in the hospital. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Advocacy; Child, Rights; Pediatric Nurses' Awareness | ||
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