PMID- 35409898
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20220413
LR  - 20230308
IS  - 1660-4601 (Electronic)
IS  - 1661-7827 (Print)
IS  - 1660-4601 (Linking)
VI  - 19
IP  - 7
DP  - 2022 Apr 1
TI  - Scope of Nursing Practice as Perceived by Nurses Working in Saudi Arabia.
LID - 10.3390/ijerph19074220 [doi]
LID - 4220
AB  - The absence of scope of practice guidelines may lead to role ambiguity and legal 
      consequences in nursing practice. This study measures the scope of practice of 
      nurses in Saudi Arabia. The study utilized a descriptive cross-sectional design 
      using an electronic version of the Arabic Actual Scope of Nursing Practice 
      (A-ASCOP) questionnaire among 928 nurses. Descriptive analysis was followed by a 
      t-test and an analysis of variance (ANOVA). Significance was assured through the 
      Bonferroni test; the effect size was measured through partial eta2 when 
      appropriate. The A-ASCOP mean score of each dimension ranged from 4.29 to 4.72 
      (overall mean = 4.59). Significant overall ASCOP score variations were evident, 
      with higher ASCOP among expatriate nurses, females, Hospital Operation Program 
      (HOP) nurses, and nurses with postgraduate qualifications. Partial eta2 showed a 
      small effect of <0.016. Low-complexity nursing tasks showed insignificant 
      differences no matter the nurse's position, but were less practiced by Bachelor 
      of Science in Nursing (BSN) and advanced-degree nurses than by those with a 
      diploma education. High complexity of ASCOP was practiced significantly more 
      often by postgraduate-prepared nurses than by diploma-educated nurses. The study 
      showed that there is a range of variation in nursing practice, but that the lack 
      of internal regulations (nursing scope of practice) has no effect on nursing 
      duties. In a country such as Saudi Arabia, where massive national improvement 
      initiatives are frequent, clearly defining the scope of practice for nurses is 
      essential and needs to be done through government mandates. Further studies are 
      essential to define what the scope of practice should include.
FAU - Aljohani, Khalid A
AU  - Aljohani KA
AD  - Department of Community Health Nursing, College of Nursing, Taibah University, 
      Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah 42356, Saudi Arabia.
FAU - Alamri, Majed S
AU  - Alamri MS
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-4463-3534
AD  - Nursing Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, University of Hafr 
      Albatin, Hafr Albatin 39524, Saudi Arabia.
FAU - Al-Dossary, Reem
AU  - Al-Dossary R
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-4272-7609
AD  - Nursing Education Department, Nursing College, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal 
      University, Dammam 34221, Saudi Arabia.
FAU - Albaqawi, Hamdan
AU  - Albaqawi H
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-9749-9669
AD  - College of Nursing, University of Hail, Hail 81491, Saudi Arabia.
FAU - Hosis, Khaled Al
AU  - Hosis KA
AD  - Department of Nursing Education, Nursing College, Qassim University, Buraidah 
      51452, Saudi Arabia.
FAU - Aljohani, Mohammed S
AU  - Aljohani MS
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-3407-4991
AD  - Department of Medical Surgical Nursing, College of Nursing, Taibah University, 
      Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah 42356, Saudi Arabia.
FAU - Almadani, Noura
AU  - Almadani N
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-1404-6854
AD  - Community Health Nursing Department, College of Nursing, Princess Nourah Bint 
      Abdulrahman University, Riyadh 84428, Saudi Arabia.
FAU - Alrasheadi, Bader
AU  - Alrasheadi B
AD  - Nursing Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Majmaah University, 
      Majmaah 15341, Saudi Arabia.
FAU - Falatah, Rawaih
AU  - Falatah R
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-0673-8105
AD  - Nursing Administration & Education Department, College of Nursing, King Saud 
      University, Riyadh 11362, Saudi Arabia.
FAU - Almazan, Joseph
AU  - Almazan J
AD  - School of Medicine, Nazarbayev University, Nursultan 010000, Kazakhstan.
FAU - Alharbi, Jalal
AU  - Alharbi J
AD  - Nursing Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, University of Hafr 
      Albatin, Hafr Albatin 39524, Saudi Arabia.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20220401
PL  - Switzerland
TA  - Int J Environ Res Public Health
JT  - International journal of environmental research and public health
JID - 101238455
SB  - IM
MH  - *Cross-Sectional Studies
MH  - Female
MH  - Humans
MH  - Saudi Arabia
MH  - Surveys and Questionnaires
PMC - PMC8998653
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Saudi Arabia
OT  - ministry of health
OT  - nurses
OT  - nursing needs
OT  - scope of nursing practice
COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest.
EDAT- 2022/04/13 06:00
MHDA- 2022/04/14 06:00
PMCR- 2022/04/01
CRDT- 2022/04/12 01:15
PHST- 2022/02/18 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2022/03/22 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2022/03/29 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2022/04/12 01:15 [entrez]
PHST- 2022/04/13 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2022/04/14 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2022/04/01 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - ijerph19074220 [pii]
AID - ijerph-19-04220 [pii]
AID - 10.3390/ijerph19074220 [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Apr 1;19(7):4220. doi: 
      10.3390/ijerph19074220.