Levels and associated factors of pediatric nurse-parent partnerships

ZHANG Yiming; XIE Anwei; JING Xiuchen; YAN Mengwei; WANG Chunjuan; LU Jing; SHEN Xinyi

doi:10.3969/j.issn.1671-315x.2023.06.010

Abstract：Objective To investigate the current levels of pediatric nurse-parent partnerships and explore associated factors.Methods Convenience sampling was used to select pediatric nurses from five public hospitals in Suzhou urban areas from July 1 to 10,2022.They were surveyed using the General Information Questionnaire,Chinese version of Pediatric Nurse Parent Partnership Scale(PNPPS-C),General Self-Efficacy Scale(GSES)and Emotional Intelligence Scale(EIS).Statistical analysis was performed to identity the factors associ-ated with the partnership between pediatric nurses and children's parents.Results The mean total score of PNPPS-C was(141.99±20.14).Multiple linear regression analysis revealed that the role in the pediatric department,and levels of self-efficacy,emotional intelligence were independently associated with the partnership between pediatric nurses and children's parents(P＜0.05).Conclusion The partnership be-tween pediatric nurses and children's parents is at a relatively high level generally,pediatric nurses who undertake teaching tasks have a high-er level of partnership with their parents.The higher levels of general self-efficacy and emotional intelligence of nurses,the higher level of their partnership with children's parents.To improve the overall quality of pediatric nursing,nursing mangers are recommended to focus and proactively improve the above-mentioned aspects.