THE INFLUENCE OF NURSES PERCEPTIONS OF ACCREDITATION RATINGS ON NURSE PERFORMANCE IN GENERAL HOSPITAL OF SABANG CITY

Abstract

ABSTRACT

Nurses are professional staff who have the ability, responsibility, and authority to provide nursing services. However, the quality of nursing services in hospitals is still not optimal. To improve the quality of nursing performance and services in hospitals is through accreditation. This study aims to analyze the influence of nurses' perceptions of accreditation rankings on the performance of nurses at the Regional Hospital of Sabang City. The research method used was quantitative with a correlation analytical design. The object of this study was 125 nurses who worked at the hospital. A purposive sampling technique was conducted on 95 people. The data collection was in the form of a questionnaire. The analysis used linear regression analysis to find out the influence between the independent variable and the dependent variable. The result showed that there was an influence of nurses' perceptions of accreditation rankings on the performance of nurses at the hospital (ρ=0.000) and (F0 27.741 >𝐹𝑡𝑎𝑏𝑒𝑙 = 3.942). Respondents had a good perception of the accreditation rating of 48.4%, based on the hospital management group as much as 60.0%, based on the patient-focused service group as much as 51.6%, and based on patient safety targets as much as 80.0%. Respondents had a good performance regarding the accreditation rating of 70.5%. This research can serve as evaluation material for hospitals to provide rewards and sanctions to nurses so that their performance becomes better. Conduct periodic evaluations of nurse performance and the implementation of hospital services by hospital accreditation standards.

Keywords: Perception; Nurses; Accreditation; Performance