Knowledge and Practice of Patient Activation in achieving Quality Nursing Care in Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Zaria
1Mfuh Anita Yafeh; 1Love M& 2Lukong C.S.
1Department of Nursing Sciences, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria
2Paediatric Surgeon, Department of Surgery, Usman Danfolio University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto
Email: yaanita@gmail.com
ABSTRACT
The study aimed at determining the knowledge and practice of patient activation in achieving quality nursing care for patients by nurses in Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Zaria. The study assesses nurse’s knowledge about patient activation, the practice of patient activation by nurses in the hospital and identify barriers to patient activation by nurses.A cross-sectional survey design was adopted for the study. Questionnaire was the instrument for data collection. Data collected was analysed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences version 21. Results were presented in frequency distribution tables with percentages. The result showed that 51.4% of the respondents had heard of patient activation. More than half (73.5%) practiced patient activation. Majority (69.2%) of the respondents identified more than one barrier to patient activation. Some barriers identified include; time constraint (14.6%), lack of knowledge (4.9%), diverse background (4.3%), inadequate personnels (2.7%) and language barrier (2.7%) among others. It was therefore recommended that more enlightenment should be carried out among the nurses to improve the practice of patient activation. The management should employ more nurses so that they can have time for the practice of patient activation.
Key words: Activation, Knowledge, Patient, Practice, Quality Care,
