Examination of The Relationship Between Nurses’ Autonomy Levels and Missed Nursing Care

Year 2026, Volume: 9 Issue: 1 , 96 - 106 , 25.04.2026

Yıldız Denat , Güler Karaoğlan

https://doi.org/10.54189/hbd.1712316

https://izlik.org/JA48GP78WF

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between nurses' autonomy levels and missed nursing care.
Methods: The sample of this analytical cross-sectional study consisted of 160 nurses working in adult inpatient clinics and intensive care units of a university hospital in western Turkey. Data were collected using the “Personal Information Form,” the “Dempster Practice Behavior Scale,” and the “Missed Nursing Care Needs Scale.”
Results: No significant relationship was found between the scores of the Dempster Practice Behavior Scale, which measures nurses' autonomy-related behaviors, and the mean scores of missed care services (p>0.05). However, a positive and significant relationship was identified between the reasons for missed care services and both the total scale score and the subscale scores for professional behavior and decision-making (p<0.05).
Conclusion: Nurses' autonomy-related behaviors are not related to missed nursing care but are related to the reasons for missed nursing care.

Keywords

Autonomy , Missed Nursing Care , Nursing Care

Hemşirelerin Otonomi Düzeyleri ve Karşılanmayan Hemşirelik Bakımı Arasındaki İlişkinin İncelenmesi

https://izlik.org/JA48GP78WF

Abstract

Amaç: Bu araştırmada amaç, hemşirelerin otonomi düzeyleri ve karşılanmayan hemşirelik bakımı arasındaki ilişkiyi incelemektir.
Yöntem: Analitik kesitsel türdeki bu araştırmanın örneklemini Türkiye’nin batısındaki bir üniversite hastanesinin yetişkin yatan hasta klinikleri ve yoğun bakımlarında çalışan 160 hemşire oluşturdu. Araştırmada veriler “Kişisel Bilgi Formu”, “Dempster Uygulama Davranışı Ölçeği”, “Karşılanmayan Hemşirelik Bakım Gereksinimi Ölçeği” ile toplandı.
Bulgular: Hemşirelerin otonomi ile ilişkili davranışlarını ölçen Demster Uygulama Davranışı Ölçeği puanları ile karşılanmayan bakım hizmetleri puan ortalamaları arasında anlamlı bir ilişki saptanmazken (p>0,05), karşılanmayan bakım hizmetlerinin nedenleri arasında hem ölçeğin toplam puanı hem de profesyonel davranış ve karar verme alt boyut puanları arasında pozitif yönde anlamlı bir ilişki saptandı (p<0,05).
Sonuç: Hemşirelerin otonomi ile ilişkili davranışları karşılanmayan hemşirelik bakımı ile ilişkili olmayıp karşılanmayan hemşirelik bakımının nedenleri ile ilişkilidir.

Keywords

Hemşirelik Bakımı , Karşılanmayan Hemşirelik Bakımı , Otonomi

Ethical Statement

Araştırmanın için Aydın Adnan Menderes Üniversitesi Hemşirelik Fakültesi Girişimsel Olmayan Araştırmalar Etik Kurulu’ndan onay (Protokol No: 2024/399), ilgili hastaneden araştırma izni alınmıştır. Araştırmacı tarafından katılımcılara araştırmanın amacı açıklanmış ve sözel onayları alınmıştır. Araştırmada kullanılan ölçekler için yazarlardan yazılı izin alınmıştır. Bu çalışma, Helsinki Deklarasyonu’na uygun olarak yürütülmüştür

Supporting Institution

Bu araştırma için herhangi bir finansal destek alınmamıştır.

Thanks

Çalışmamıza katılan tüm hemşirelere teşekkür ederiz.

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