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Abstract
Missed care, a phenomenon born in the United States more than 30 years ago and currently called unfinished nursing care (UNC), has been compared in pre- and postpandemic to detect changes in the trends as perceived by nurses. However, no studies have compared the perceptions of nursing students before and after these challenging times. The aim of this study was to compare pre- and postpandemic UNC occurrence and the reasons for it as perceived by Italian nursing students during their clinical rotations. A secondary analysis of data collected in 2018 (prepandemic) and 2023 (postpandemic) was conducted and here reported according to STROBE guidelines. The Unfinished Nursing Care Survey for Students (UNCS4S), measuring 22 expected interventions (from 22 [never] to 110 [always left unfinished]) and 18 possible reasons for it (from 18 [nonsignificant] to 90 [very significant]), was administered. The UNCS4S total scores of 231 (prepandemic) and 352 (postpandemic) students were 39.80 (CI 95% 37.06–42.54) and 50.89 (CI 95% 47.66–54.12), respectively (p ≤ 0.001). No significant differences between groups emerged for reasons (47.91, CI 95% 45.10–50.71 vs. 45.92, CI 95% 43.91–47.93, respectively; p = 0.257). Postpandemic students perceived a higher occurrence of UNC but with similar reasons to those reported before the pandemic.
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The Journal of Nursing Management is an international forum which informs and advances the discipline of nursing management and leadership. The Journal encourages scholarly debate and critical analysis resulting in a rich source of evidence which underpins and illuminates the practice of management, innovation and leadership in nursing and health care. It publishes current issues and developments in practice in the form of research papers, in-depth commentaries and analyses.
The complex and rapidly changing nature of global health care is constantly generating new challenges and questions. The Journal of Nursing Management welcomes papers from researchers, academics, practitioners, managers, and policy makers from a range of countries and backgrounds which examine these issues and contribute to the body of knowledge in international nursing management and leadership worldwide.
The Journal of Nursing Management aims to:
-Inform practitioners and researchers in nursing management and leadership
-Explore and debate current issues in nursing management and leadership
-Assess the evidence for current practice
-Develop best practice in nursing management and leadership
-Examine the impact of policy developments
-Address issues in governance, quality and safety