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Factors affecting pediatric nurses’ development of partnerships with parents of hospitalized children: An evaluation based on the stress-coping adaptation model
We aimed to identify factors affecting pediatric nurses’ perceptions of their development of partnerships with parents of hospitalized children based on Lazarus and Folkman’s stress-coping adaptation model. This cross-sectional study included 209 pediatric nurses with over 1 year of clinical experience in South Korea. Data were collected using online-based self-report questionnaires containing items on nurses’ perceived partnerships with parents, job stress, positive psychological capital, nursing professionalism, and a coping scale. Positive psychological capital, job stress, coping, hospital type, and unit type were significant factors in a hierarchical regression analysis using perceived partnership as a dependent variable. This study supports an efficient intervention program to improve pediatric nurses’ partnership competency. Strategies to reduce pediatric nurses’ job stress and improve their coping abilities and positive psychological capital will enhance their partnerships with parents of hospitalized children.
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