A Survey Study to Assess Nursing Knowledge on Child Rights in Thi-Qar Pediatric Hospitals, Iraq

Abstract

Background: The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child brings obligations to states and adults regarding all their actions concerning children, including the provision of healthcare and the right to play. Objectives: To assess Nursing of Child Rights in Thi Qar Hospitals. Methodology: A descriptive study design was utilized to achieve the objectives of the study on 30 nurses who worked at Thi Qar Governorate Hospitals. Using questionnaire tools for data collection. The questionnaire consists of two major parts: part one, demographic characteristics for nurses, and part two, which consists of a questionnaire is including (7) criteria that are concerned with the nursing assessment of child rights in hospitals. Results: The results of the study showed that that the age of the studied nurses ranges from 22 year to 46 years old and slightly more than half of nurses (56.7%) their experiences less than 5 years. That is a total nursing assessment of child rights in hospitals. All axes were rated average, except for the axis of equality and non-discrimination, which was rated good. Conclusion: The study concluded that the total nursing assessment of child rights in hospitals. All axes were rated average, except for the axis of equality and non-discrimination, which was rated good. Recommendation: Develop training modules focused on specific aspects of child rights where the assessment identified gaps. Emphasis on the Center for Continuing Education by conducting continuous child rights in hospitals.