title: How hospitalized children and parents perceive nurses and hospital amenities: A qualitative descriptive study in Poland.
abstract: A qualitative descriptive design using an interview guide approach was adopted to investigate the patient-nurse relationship and paediatric ward amenities from the perspective of parents and hospitalised children in Poland. The study included 26 parents or caregivers of hospitalised children (between 13 months and 15 years old) and 22 children (from 10 to 16 years old). Qualitative content analysis was used to analyse the recorded verbal data. Data from patients' transcripts were coded and classified in terms of topics on the patient-nurse relationship and hospital care. We identified five main topics. 1. Nurse qualities; 2. Nurse verbal behaviour; 3. Nurse tone of voice and non-verbal behaviour; 4. Hospital amenities; 5. Parents' expectations towards nurses. Our study contributes to increased understanding of parents' and children's experiences of paediatric hospital care.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine and Community Nursing, Medical University of Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland ludmila.marcinowicz@umb.edu.pl.
authors.forename: Ludmiła
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Marcinowicz
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics and Developmental Disorders, Medical University of Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland.
authors.forename: Paweł
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Abramowicz
authors.affiliation: Chair and Department of Pediatric Nursing, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland.
authors.forename: Danuta
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Zarzycka
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics and Developmental Disorders, Medical University of Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland.
authors.forename: Magdalena
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Abramowicz
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics and Developmental Disorders, Medical University of Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland.
authors.forename: Jerzy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Konstantynowicz
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D002648:Child; D002673:Child, Hospitalized / Q000523:psychology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006776:Hospitals, Pediatric; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D010371:Pediatric Nursing; D011044:Poland; D036301:Qualitative Research
keywords: Poland; children's perception; nurses; parents' perception; qualitative study