THE HEALTH PROMOTION PRACTICE AS PERCEIVED BY SAUDI ARABIAN NURSES
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The health promotion practices implemented by Saudi Arabian nurses remain unidentified. The objective of this research endeavour was to examine the perspectives of staff nurses in Saudi Arabia regarding health promotion practice. This was accomplished through the administration of a self-report questionnaire to nurses (n=614), physicians (n=130), and patients (n=322) in ten hospitals situated in the Eastern Province of the nation. There was consensus that nurses possessed the requisite expertise to advocate for health in the three specific domains examined—physical activity, smoking cessation, and weight control—as well as the requisite competencies to promote health in a holistic sense. Nevertheless, the results also indicated that a significant proportion of respondents preferred acute care to health promotion as the primary focus of nurses in the hospital environment. Furthermore, patients expressed aversion towards nurses inquiring about health-related behaviours that are not directly associated with their current health issues. There were also concerns expressed regarding the ability of a predominantly migrant nursing workforce to effectively convey health promotion messages to patients in terms of language and cultural competency. Given the results, policymakers in Saudi Arabia should contemplate the implementation of suitable training initiatives for nurses, with the aim of acquainting them with the broader scope of their health promotion responsibilities. In addition, standards, protocols, and strategies for health promotion that assist nurses in integrating health promotion into their routine practice are necessary. It is recommended that, despite continuing to depend on a predominantly non-Arabic-speaking migrant workforce, the prospective advantages of implementing a high-quality interpretation service to enhance communication between nurses and patients be taken into account.
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