Juxtaposing Nurses' and Patients' Perspectives of Missed Nursing Care: A Descriptive Mixed Method Design.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

To compare nurses' and patients' reports of missed nursing care, explore patients' perspectives and utilise these insights to elucidate discrepancies or congruence between perceptions.

Design

A descriptive mixed-methods design combining quantitative (questionnaires) and qualitative (semi-structured interviews) methods.

Methods

In the quantitative phase, 143 nurses and 643 patients completed the MISSCARE and MISSCARE-Patient surveys. Correlations between their total missed care scores were examined. In the qualitative phase, 68 patients participated in semi-structured interviews analysed using thematic analysis.

Results

The correlation between nurses' and patients' perceptions of missed nursing care was nonsignificant. Qualitative findings revealed three th

SUBMITTER: Cohen M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11967319 | biostudies-literature | 2025 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature