Research Article

An Overview of Missed Nursing Care and Its Predictors in Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 1

Sample statistics.

CharacteristicsFrequencyPercentage

Gender
 Male6610.9
 Female53889.1

Age (years)
 <25244.0
 25–3442269.9
 35–4412821.2
 45–54305.0

Highest educational attainment
 RN diploma22036.4
 AND508.3
 BSN31051.3
 MSN or higher244.0

Nursing experience
 ≤6 months142.3
 >6 months–2 years10216.9
 >2 years–5 years13221.9
 >5 years–10 years18230.1
 >10 years–15 years11418.9
 >15 years609.9

Overtime duration for the last 3 months
 None20233.4
 1–12 hours28447.0
 >12 hours11819.5

Plans to leave the current position
 No plans to leave48480.1
 In the next 6 months305.0
 In the following year9014.9

How satisfied are you in your current position?
 Very satisfied (n (%))52 (8.6%)
 Satisfied (n (%))84 (13.9%)
 Neutral (n (%))140 (23.2%)
 Dissatisfied (n (%))232 (38.4%)
 Very dissatisfied (n (%))48 (15.9%)

Independent of your current job, how satisfied are you with being a nurse or a nurse assistant?
 Very satisfied (n (%))12 (2%)
 Satisfied (n (%))42 (7%)
 Neutral (n (%))74 (12.3%)
 Dissatisfied (n (%))208 (34.4%)
 Very dissatisfied (n (%))268 (44.4%)

How satisfied are you with the level of teamwork on this unit?
 Very satisfied (n (%))12 (2%)
 Satisfied (n (%))58 (9.6%)
 Neutral (n (%))104 (17.2%)
 Dissatisfied (n (%))250 (41.4%)
 Very dissatisfied (n (%))180 (29.8%)