Kantana Tangmanustrong. Nursing practice to protect rights of sexually abused children and women in Bangkok Metropolitan Administration Hospitals . Master's Degree(Medical and Public Health Law Administration). Mahidol University. : Mahidol University, 2004.
Nursing practice to protect rights of sexually abused children and women in Bangkok Metropolitan Administration Hospitals
Abstract:
Sexual abuse problems in Thai society tend to increase continuously.
Nursing practice is a specific form to protect sexually abused children and women’s
rights and holistically service the clients. This study was a survey research and its
objective was to analyze relationships demographic characteristics, internal and
external factors related to nursing practice to protect rights of sexually abused
children and women in Bangkok Metropolitan Administration Hospitals. The samples
were nurses who worked in the Emergency Unit of 8 BMA. Hospitals. The research
instrument was a questionnaire. The data were analyzed using percentage, mean,
standard deviation, chi-square test, Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation Coefficient
and Stepwise Multiple Regression Analysis.
Results showed that almost half of them (42.1%) had an age ranged
between 25-29 years. (Mean=29.94). Most of them (71.6%) were single and (77.9%)
did not receive training on children and women rights/ patient rights. The relationship
showed external factors such as technology and violence of sexually abused children
and women had a correlation with nursing practice to protect rights of sexually abused
children and women. However, manpower management had no correlation with
nursing practice to protect rights of sexually abused children and women. The overall
nursing practice (81.1%) was at a good level. When considering each aspect, dignity
of nursing practice (90.5%) had a good level but continual nursing service (3.2%) had
a poor level. The Multiple Regression Analysis found that technology, violence of
sexually abused children and women and task environment could explain
approximately 25.6 percent of nursing practice to protect rights of sexually abused
children and women. (R2=0.256)
Based on the results of this research, it was recommended that technology
consisting of information technology, data record, on line referral system, nursing
practice procedure and medical equipment for caring clients, both quality and quantity
for all nurses, should be developed and improved