TITLE: QUALITY OF ROUTINE

NURSING CARE: A
COMPARATIVE
STUDY BETWEEN
PRIVATE ROOMS AND
WARDS
Name of the researchers:
Stephanie E. Silva, Rome Von
Valdez, Schley T. Valencia, Jastene
Rose M. Valencia, Angel Jose
Valenzona
Introduction
• This study was conducted with the
twofold aims: to determine the quality
of care in private rooms and wards as
perceived by the patients, and to
know whether there is a significant
difference in the quality of care as
perceived by patients in the private
rooms and in the wards.
• The study utilized the descriptive
research design with 30 respondents
from private rooms and wards of
Valencia Sanitarium & Hospital
respectively chosen through the
criteria imposed by the researchers.
The instrument used for the study
was a survey questionnaire
formulated by the researcher and
subjected to a reliability test done by
the research adviser and two clinical
instructors.
• The questionnaire was composed of
ten identified routine nursing care
which are the following, taking rounds,
intravenous fluid monitoring, taking
vital signs, administration of
medication, changing of bed linens,
promoting cleanliness and proper
hygiene, giving of health teachings,
attending needs and providing safety.
Each researcher distributed
questionnaires to the study
subjects in the wards and in the
private rooms respectively
completing 60 respondents
from both ward and private
rooms in two-month time. The
study subjects were instructed
properly and answered the
questionnaire in the presence of
the researchers.
STATEMENT RESULTS CONCLUSSIONS RECOMMENDATION
OF THE
PROBLEM
1.What is Weighted Therefore Valencia Sanitarium
Mean & Hospital should
the quality The Continue
care 3.82 hypothesis in upholding their
perceived Verbal “Patients in Standard
Description delivery of care. We
by the private rooms also
Often
patients in received recommend that they
should give more
Private quality care Emphasis
rooms? often times.” on the variables in
which
is
the rating is low such as
accepted. promoting cleanliness,
proper hygiene,
changing
bed linens and health
teachings.
STATEMENT OF RESULTS CONCLUSSIONS RECOMMENDATION
THE PROBLEM

2. What is Weighted Therefore the Nurses play a vital role in

the delivery of care, so to
the Mean hypothesis further improve the
3.83 “Patients in quality
quality
wards of their service, we
care Verbal
received recommend that they
Description
perceive quality care
should always be
reminded
often
d by the sometimes.” of their responsibilities
towards their patients.
patients is rejected.
They should not overlook
in small tasks such as
wards? promoting cleanliness in
the environment,
changing
bed linens and proper
Hygiene, especially giving
of
health teachings since
these variables are
sometimes done.
STATEMENT OF RESULTS CONCLUSSIONS RECOMMENDATION
THE PROBLEM
No Therefore the The upcoming
3. Is there a
hypothesis “There researchers are
significant Significant
difference is a significant recommended to add
difference difference in the
in the more variables to the
quality of care in
quality of Research
private rooms and
care as in the wards as questionnaire, to
perceived perceived by the increase the number
by the patients.” is of respondents and
rejected. expand the research
patients in
private locale to other
private
rooms and
in the and government
wards? hospitals to attain
more reliable results.