Abstract

The purpose of this study was to develop a scale designed to measure nursing presence and to subsequently examine the psychometric properties of the scale; to describe patients' perceptions of nursing presence; and to evaluate the relationship between nursing presence and patient satisfaction. A conceptual definition of nursing presence was operationalized into the 25-item Presence of Nursing Scale (PONS). The sample consisted of 330 acutely ill medical-surgical adult patients hospitalized in a Midwestern community hospital. Using a 5-point Likert scale, patients were asked to rate the frequency that the registered nurse displayed these 25 characteristics of nursing presence. Content validity was established by a panel of experts, including Dr. Josephine Paterson, Dr. Loretta Zderad, Dr. Diane Gardner (Huber), and Ms. Maggie McKivergin. Construct validity was supported by comparing total scores on the PONS to a single-item indicator of patient satisfaction, yielding a very high positive correlation (rpb = .801). Support for reliability was provided by a Cronbach's alpha of .95 and a test-retest reliability of .729. Using a one-way ANOVA, no significant differences in responses to the PONS were noted by ethnicity, age, gender, diagnosis, level of education, previous hospitalization, or length of stay.

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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 3039289; ProQuest document ID: 305586866. The author still retains copyright.

Author Details

Carol Toliuszis Kostovich, PhD, RN, CHSE

Sigma Membership

Alpha Omicron

Type

Dissertation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Descriptive/Correlational

Research Approach

Quantitative Research

Keywords:

Instrument Development, Patient Satisfaction, Presence of Nursing Scale, Nursing Presence

Advisor

Karen Holm

Second Advisor

Dorothy Lanuza

Third Advisor

Suling Li

Degree

PhD

Degree Grantor

Loyola University Chicago

Degree Year

2002

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None: Degree-based Submission

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Date of Issue

2021-12-22

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