Assessment of Nurses Knowledge Related to Nursing Documentation at Pediatric Surgical Wards

Objectives: The aim of this study is to assess nurse's knowledge about nursing documentation at pediatric surgical wards.
Methodology: Using pre- and post-tests for one set of pediatric surgery ward nurses in Baghdad, this study is the core component of a larger study that used a descriptive study design to fulfill the study objectives. Between December 23, 2021, and July 20, 2022, researchers conducted the study. There were three tests: baseline, post-test 1, and post-test 2 in the study group.
Results: During pre-test time they show poor levels among all items of the scale. During the post-test 1 and 2, the nurses show good level of knowledge about concept of nursing documentation (Total mean score = 0.86 and 0.77) in which the mean scores show good level among all items of this domain.
Conclusion: Nurses has poor knowledge regarding nursing documentation at pediatric surgical wards. There is an association between nurses' knowledge and their (gender, level of education, years of experience and main source of information.
Recommendations: Further research is imperative, that will pay more attention to the accuracy of nursing documentation, factors leading to variation in practice, flaws in nursing documentation quality and the effects of these on nursing practice and pediatric patient outcomes.