A Cross-Sectional Study of Pediatric Nurses’ Perceptions and Practices of Family-Centered Care in Governmental Pediatric Setting

Abstract

Background: Family-centered care (FCC) is widely accepted as a care model and is a basic core principle of pediatric nursing. Objectives: This study aims to investigate pediatric nurses’ perceptions and practices toward FCC in selected governmental hospitals and assess the relationship between age, academic level, and pediatric nurses’ perceptions. Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out on 102 pediatric nurses. A survey containing socio-demographic information sheet and an FCC questionnaire will be distributed to pediatric nurses from January 2022 to March 2022. Results: The findings show that the overall mean score of the pediatric nurses toward FCC is 3.38 ± 0.10, indicating modest perceptions and practices toward FCC. The dimension stipulating “Family is the constant” has the highest score (3.56 ± 0.78), while the dimension stipulating “Parent-to-parent support” has the lowest score (3.26 ± 0.86). Besides, there are no correlations between participants’ age, academic level, and overall FCC. Conclusions: This study gives insight into FCC employed in designing policies and interventions in several healthcare settings in Jordan. Importantly, such insights might raise positive perceptions and practice among pediatric nurses toward FCC.