THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE LEVEL OF EDUCATION OF MIDWIVES AND NURSES WITH THE OPINION ON THE APPLICATION OF MIDWIFE/NURSING DOCUMENTATION

Abstract

Introduction: Nursing documentation is a set of documents that a nurse fills in or records in them information about her actions during the entire care process, with the purpose of systematic monitoring of the state of the individual, family and community, planning, evaluation and control of what has been done. Nurses/technicians and midwives are becoming more aware of the need for documentation because it represents stability and security on the way to developing the profile of professional titles into recognized professions.

Aim: The main objective of this research is to determine the existence of a connection between the level of education of nurses / midwives and the opinion on the application of existing documentation.

Materials and methods: The cross-sectional study was conducted at the beginning of 2024 in the County Hospital “Dr. fra Mihovil Sučić” Livno, Livno Health Center, Tomislavgrad Health Center and Mostar University Clinical Hospital. The research was conducted on a sample of 80 participants. For the purposes of the research, a survey questionnaire was used, taken from the author of the paper “Attitudes of nurses and midwives about electronic nursing documentation in perinatological practice”, Car D., the use of which was requested and obtained, and adapted for the needs of this paper.

Results: The results of this study did not establish a statistically significant difference in opinion regarding the application of existing documentation in nursing and midwifery with regard to the level of education. Nurses/technicians and midwives with a bachelor’s degree believe that nursing documentation is better managed by nurses/technicians and midwives with a higher level of education, and that nurses/technicians and midwives with high school education attach too little importance to nursing documentation.

Conclusion: Healthcare professionals consider nursing and midwifery documentation to be important for overall care. There is no significant difference in opinion regarding the application of existing documentation in nursing and midwifery, based on the level of education.