02178nam a22002177a 4500 D0001J000135 DOH 20210312095234.0 210312b ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d Villaruz-Sulit, Maria Vanessa C. Measuring satisfaction with nursing care of patients admitted in the medical wards of the Philippine General Hospital / Maria Vanessa C. Villaruz-Sulit OBJECTIVE. The main aim of this study was to determine patient satisfaction with nursing care (PSNC) in the medical wards of the UP-Philippine General Hospital (UP-PGH) using a valid and reliable locally developed UP-PGH PSNC questionnaire. METHODS. The survey utilized a cross-sectional study design and was conducted in the medical wards of the UP-PGH in 2006. A total of 237 patients were included in the survey. RESULTS. Over a third or 34.3% (95% CI 28%, 40%) and 35% (95% CI 26%, 44%) were highly satisfied with their experience regarding the nurses caring attitude and the nurses skill/competence respectively. Fewer respondents were highly satisfied with the nurses as information providers, with only 17.2% (95% CI 12%, 22%) saying they were highly satisfied. A little over half or 57.8% (95% CI 52%, 64%) were highly satisfied in the overall evaluation of care. CONCLUSION. The patients were satisfied with the nursing care provided in two dimensions: The nurse as a caring person and the nurse as a skilled and competent health care provider, although only about a third indicated that they were highly satisfied. Nevertheless, 57.8% were highly satisfied in the overall evaluation of care, but these patients may have considered other hospital services and cost. Other factors that might affect patient satisfaction need to be explored and the use of other evaluation tools to augment these findings is recommended. Acta Medica Philippina, 2009 43 ( 4 ) pages 52-56 Nursing Care Patient Satisfaction Philippine General Hospital Villaruz-Sulit, Maria Vanessa C. Dans, Antonio L. Javelosa, Mark Anthony U. JA 3449 3449 0 0 nlm 0 0 DOHCL DOHCL ElectronicRes 2021-03-12 0 J000135 D0001J000135 2021-03-12 00:00:00 2021-03-12 JA