Attitude toward vital signs monitoring and its predictors among clinical nurses in Saudi Arabia.

ABSTRACT: Positive attitudes toward assessing vital signs are essential in ensuring quality assessments and recognizing patients' declining conditions. However, few studies have been conducted that examine the attitudes of nurses toward this fundamental nursing skill. This research investigated the predictors of clinical nurses' attitudes toward vital signs monitoring in identifying the patients' deteriorating state. A cross-sectional, correlational study was conducted in two hospitals in Saudi Arabia. A sample of 427 clinical nurses was surveyed from February 2023 and April 2023 using a questionnaire on attitudes toward vital signs monitoring. The subscale "key indicators" achieved the highest mean, followed by "workload," "communication," and "knowledge." The hospital where the nurses work (Hospit

SUBMITTER: Alshehry AS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11502396 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature