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Online First Current Issue Archive Most Downloaded Most Accessed « Previous Article Next Article » Original Research   RMJ. 2018; 43(2): 341-344 Perceptions of patient attendant about nursing profession at public and private tertiary care hospitals of Karachi, Pakistan Jehanzeb Khan Yousafzai, Shams Ul Huda. Abstract Objective: To determine patients’ attendant perceptions about nursing profession at Karachi, Pakistan. Methodology: In this cross-sectional study, data were collected from patient attendants at private and tertiary care hospitals from Karachi, Pakistan from June 2014 to March 2015. Purposive sampling strategy was used to enroll 150 participants. Data collection tool was developed to collect data. Results: Majority of private hospital (96.0%) respondents thought that nursing was a respectable profession compared to government hospital (64.0%). Almost 80.0% of respondents from both government and private hospital agreed that nursing was an acceptable profession in our society. Large number of respondents from private hospital (73.0%) thought nurse services are very important in our country. Conclusion: Majority of the participants had positive perception about nursing profession. However, perceptions of patient attendants in private hospital were more positive as compared to those in public hospitals. Key words: Image, nursing Profession, Pakistan   ARTICLE TOOLS Abstract PDF Fulltext Print this Article How to cite this article Citation Tools Related Records   Articles by Jehanzeb Khan Yousafzai Articles by Shams Ul Huda on Google on Google Scholar Article Statistics   Viewed: 250 Downloaded: 63 Cited: 0 How to Cite this Article Pubmed Style Yousafzai JK, Huda SU. Perceptions of patient attendant about nursing profession at public and private tertiary care hospitals of Karachi, Pakistan. RMJ. 2018; 43(2): 341-344. Web Style Yousafzai JK, Huda SU. Perceptions of patient attendant about nursing profession at public and private tertiary care hospitals of Karachi, Pakistan. http://www.rmj.org.pk/?mno=262329 [Access: October 16, 2018]. AMA (American Medical Association) Style Yousafzai JK, Huda SU. Perceptions of patient attendant about nursing profession at public and private tertiary care hospitals of Karachi, Pakistan. RMJ. 2018; 43(2): 341-344. Vancouver/ICMJE Style Yousafzai JK, Huda SU. Perceptions of patient attendant about nursing profession at public and private tertiary care hospitals of Karachi, Pakistan. RMJ. (2018), [cited October 16, 2018]; 43(2): 341-344. Harvard Style Yousafzai, J. K. & Huda, S. U. (2018) Perceptions of patient attendant about nursing profession at public and private tertiary care hospitals of Karachi, Pakistan. RMJ, 43 (2), 341-344. Turabian Style Yousafzai, Jehanzeb Khan, and Shams Ul Huda. 2018. Perceptions of patient attendant about nursing profession at public and private tertiary care hospitals of Karachi, Pakistan. Rawal Medical Journal, 43 (2), 341-344. Chicago Style Yousafzai, Jehanzeb Khan, and Shams Ul Huda. "Perceptions of patient attendant about nursing profession at public and private tertiary care hospitals of Karachi, Pakistan." Rawal Medical Journal 43 (2018), 341-344. MLA (The Modern Language Association) Style Yousafzai, Jehanzeb Khan, and Shams Ul Huda. "Perceptions of patient attendant about nursing profession at public and private tertiary care hospitals of Karachi, Pakistan." Rawal Medical Journal 43.2 (2018), 341-344. Print. APA (American Psychological Association) Style Yousafzai, J. K. & Huda, S. U. (2018) Perceptions of patient attendant about nursing profession at public and private tertiary care hospitals of Karachi, Pakistan. Rawal Medical Journal, 43 (2), 341-344.

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