Quality Improvement Attitudes among Saudi Nurses in Hospitals in Qassim, Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Survey

Ibrahim Alasqah; Muteb Alotaibi; Cris Adolfo; Mahmudul Hassan Al Imam; Bader Alrasheadi; Adel Alhindi; Hassan Altakroni; Ilias Mahmud

doi:10.3390/healthcare11010049

Quality Improvement Attitudes among Saudi Nurses in Hospitals in Qassim, Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Survey

Healthcare (Basel). 2022 Dec 24;11(1):49. doi: 10.3390/healthcare11010049.

Authors

Ibrahim Alasqah¹, Muteb Alotaibi^{2

3}, Cris Adolfo², Mahmudul Hassan Al Imam^{4

5}, Bader Alrasheadi², Adel Alhindi^{2

6}, Hassan Altakroni^{6

7}, Ilias Mahmud¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Public Health, College of Public Health and Health Informatics, Qassim University, Al Bukairiyah 52741, Saudi Arabia.
² Department of Nursing, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Majmaah University, Majmaah 11952, Saudi Arabia.
³ Nursing Administration, Dariyah General Hospital, Dariyah 58760, Saudi Arabia.
⁴ School of Health, Medical and Applied Sciences, Central Queensland University, Rockhampton, QLD 4701, Australia.
⁵ Central Queensland Public Health Unit, Central Queensland Hospital and Health Service, Rockhampton, QLD 4700, Australia.
⁶ Nursing Administration, Ministry of Health, Buraidah 52384, Saudi Arabia.
⁷ College of Applied Medical Sciences, Buraidah Colleges, Buraydah 51452, Saudi Arabia.

Abstract

Background: This study aimed to provide an overview of perceptions of quality improvement among nurses working in Saudi Arabia.

Methods: We conducted a descriptive cross-sectional study of 497 Saudi nurses working in public and private hospitals in Al-Qassim Province. Descriptive statistics were computed for quality improvement nursing attitude items and demographic factors.

Results: A total of 497 nurses took part in the study; 29.1% of participants were females, and half of the participants were between the ages of 25-30 years. Most respondents were employed in governmental hospitals (98.7%), and 41.9% of participants had work experience ranging between 1 and 5 years. Nurses involved in providing direct patient care recognize the quality improvement attitudes related to changes in the healthcare delivery processes. Saudi nurses' quality improvement nursing attitudes were moderate. Female, married, and older age group nurses and nurses who were working fewer hours per week showed better quality improvement attitudes.

Conclusions: Saudi nurses' quality improvement nursing attitudes are found to be moderate. Age, gender, marital status, and working hours of nurses are associated with their quality improvement attitudes. To empower nurses to improve healthcare, nursing administrators need to focus on improving the quality improvement attitudes environment.

Keywords: Saudi Arabia; healthcare; nurse; quality improvement.

Grants and funding

The authors extend their appreciation to the Deputyship for Research & Innovation, Ministry of Education, Saudi Arabia, for funding this research work through the project number (QU-IF-4-2-4-27100). The authors also thank Qassim University for technical support.