Factors affecting repositioning policy compliance: an integrative review
Article Category: Review
Published Online: Apr 30, 2021
Page range: 7 - 22
Received: Apr 30, 2020
Accepted: Jun 26, 2020
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fon-2021-0002
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Objective
To explore the factors affecting nurses’ compliance with repositioning policy.
Methods
An integrative review was conducted following the Whittemore and Knafl methodology to identify the problem related to repositioning policy compliance. We searched the following databases: Coherence Wounds Group Specialized Register (Jan 1997 to Jun 2019), Ovid MEDLINE (Jan 1997 to Jun 2019), EBSCO CINAHL (Jan 1997 to Jun 2019), and Clinical Key database (Jan 2014 to Oct 2018).
Results
The review revealed three factors that influence repositioning compliance: nurse-related factors, patient-related factors, and Environment-related factors.
Conclusions
These factors directly impact one another and, in turn, influence the compliance of nurses to the repositioning policy. However, there is no evidence currently available that explains the collective impact of these factors and how they interact to affect repositioning policy compliance. Nevertheless, all these factors are important and should be considered to enhance and further improve the quality of nursing care and adherence to the repositioning policy.