A study to assess the knowledge and attitude on utilization of nurse call bell system among the staff nurses working in selected hospital of Vijayapura district

Abstract

Healthcare is rapidly changing to meet the increasing demands of the people .the industry has become more competitive, and consumer satisfaction is a key to success. A culture of safety doesn’t just encourage nurses to work towards change.

Aim: The objective of the study was to assess the knowledge on utilization of nurse call bell system among staff nurses as measured by structured knowledge questionnaires. To assess the Attitude of Staff nurses regarding utilization of nurse call bell system. To find the association between knowledge and Attitude score with selected demographical variables.

Method: A non-experimental descriptive design was used to achieve the objectives of the study. The study was conducted at selected hospitals of Vijayapur District.120 samples were selected based on inclusive criteria by means of purposive sampling techniques. Pilot study was conducted.

Results: Regarding demographic variable 37.5% of respondents are in the age group of 36 & above, majority 55.8% respondents are females, 53.4% respondents belong to Hindu religion, 47% of respondents completed PBBSc (N), 42.5 % Respondents were having less than 7000 income per month. 66.7 % respondents have not handled nursing call bell system & among 33.3% of respondents who have handled nursing call bell system were working in Intensive care unit.

Conclusion: The study concluded that the staff nurses have an inadequate knowledge & moderately favorable attitude towards the utilization of nursing call bell system. Therefore, proper training regarding importance of utilization of nursing call bell system is needed for improving their knowledge.