PERCEPTION OF NURSING CARE AND SATISFACTION LEVELS OF ORTHOPEDICS AND TRAUMATOLOGY PATIENTS

Introduction: Aging adversely impacts the functioning of the organs of the human body and the musculoskeletal system. Orthopedics and traumatology clinics are a speciality area where services are provided for health issues requiring long-term care and multi-disciplinary teamwork. Consequently, patient-nurse interaction occurs for an extended period. Materials and Metod: This descriptive study aimed to determine the perception of nursing care and satisfaction levels of orthopedics and traumatology patients. The data were collected after face-to-face interviewswith patients who had applied to an orthopedics and traumatology clinic between May 2022 and April 2023 and had undergone surgical procedures. The patient information form, Newcastle Nursing Care Satisfaction Scale, and Patient's Perception of Nursing Care Scale were used for data collection. Results: The mean age of the study participants was 65.83 +/- 15.90 and 47.6% (n=137) of the participants were catagorized as elderly. The mean score on the Newcastle Nursing Care Satisfaction Scale was 85.01 +/- 16.85 and on the Patient's Perception of Nursing Care Scalewas 64.47 +/- 13.26. There was a moderate positive significant relationship between the scores on the Newcastle Nursing Care Satisfaction Scaleand Patient's Perception of Nursing Care Scale (r_s=.391; p<.01). Conclusion: Patients' satisfaction with nursing care and perception of care were positive. Additionally, as the patients' satisfaction with nursing care increased, their perception of nursing care also increased.