Date of Conferral
2019
Degree
Ph.D.
School
Health Services
Advisor
Diana D. Naser
Abstract
Walden University
College of Health Sciences
This is to certify that the doctoral dissertation by
Veronica Laviece Givan
has been found to be complete and satisfactory in all respects,
and that any and all revisions required by
the review committee have been made.
Review Committee
Dr. Diana Naser, Committee Chairperson, Health Services Faculty
Dr. Nicoletta Alexander, Committee Member, Health Services Faculty
Dr. Michael Brunet, University Reviewer, Health Services Faculty
The Office of the Provost
Walden University
2019
Parent/patient satisfaction surveys are important tools used to measure quality of health care provided by physicians, nurses, and hospitals. Research has been conducted on patient satisfaction in adult settings; however, a gap exists in the research about pediatric patient satisfaction in relationship to nurse interactions and interactions with physicians in various clinical settings. The purpose of this descriptive quantitative study was to determine whether a significant difference exists in overall parent/patient satisfaction scores and interaction of patients with nurses, and physicians, as well as interaction with anesthesiologists in terms of pain management in the pediatric surgical service in comparison to the medical inpatient unit and intensive care unit. Watson's caring science theory served as the framework for this study. Research questions evaluated parent/patient satisfaction scores and tested interactions between the parent/patient and the physicians, nurses, and anesthesiologists in a children's hospital. A total of 675 parent/patient satisfaction surveys from a children's hospital were analyzed using an independent samples t test, Levene's test, and regression analysis. The data analysis revealed a significant difference between overall parent/patient satisfaction scores (p = .021) in the pediatric surgical service as compared with the medical unit and for the parent/patient satisfaction survey responses (p = .004) for the interaction with nurses and physicians in the pediatric surgical service as compared with intensive care units. The potential social change that could result from this study is that health care organizations should record patient experiences to facilitate and improve the quality of care, interactions with physicians and nurses, and clinical outcomes
Recommended Citation
Givan, Veronica L., "Parent/Patient Satisfaction and Physician/Nurse Interaction at a Children's Hospital" (2019). Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies. 7800.
https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/7800
