Investigation of the Attitudes of Nurses Working in Paediatrics Departments Towards Malpractice

Objectives Malpractice is a common issue in the healthcare field, particularly among nurses. This study aimed to examine the attitudes of nurses working in pediatric services about malpractice. Material and Methods The study design of descriptive research. The data study was collected between February 09, 2024, and April 06, 2024. The study group consisted of 325 nurses working in the pediatric ward. The sociodemographic data collection form and the medical error attitude scale were used. The data were evaluated with frequency, chi-square test, Mann Whitney U test, and Kruskal Wallis tests using the SPSS 26.0 package program. Results It was stated that 88.7% of the pediatric nurses were female and 11.3% were male. According to the participant nurses, factors such as stress, high workload, burnout, high workload, and inexperience were among the causes of malpractice. It was found that the attitudes of nurses working in the field of pediatrics regarding malpractice differed according to some characteristics. Conclusion In the study, it was observed that some sociodemographic characteristics (such as age, education level, total working time in the profession) were not important in terms of malpractice but gender and working conditions (such as the service/shift/weekly average working time) were important.