Examining Forgotten Nursing Care and Its Related Elements from the Standpoint of Nurses Working in ۴ Teaching Hospitals of Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences Since the Coronavirus Epidemic

Introduction:Due to the effect of COVID-۱۹ on nursing care, the methods of communication with patients have changed and ultimately caused nursing care to be postponed or even removed. According to the decrease in COVID-۱۹ patients, the effect of the pandemic has remained in the hospitals, which expressed the necessity of doing this study. Materials and Methods: ۳۵۰ nurses from four teaching hospitals of the Medical Sciences University of Kurdistan participated in this cross-sectional (descriptive) study using random sampling. Two questionnaires were used: one for missed nursing care and the other for factors associated with missed nursing care. The independent t-test, one-way analysis, and chi-square test were employed in the data analysis using SPSS software version ۱۶. Results: For missed nursing care in general, the study's score was ۴۰.۶۰. The patient's cooperation and supervision when using the restroom within the first ۱۵ minutes of the request received a score of ۲.۳۹, whereas the patient's blood sugar management using a glucometer received a score of ۱.۲۴. Additionally, "lack of nursing staff" (score of ۳.۸۴) is the most significant instance in examining factors connected with missing nursing care from the perspective of the nurses.Conclusion: Given that the primary cause linked to nursing service gaps is a shortage of nurses, addressing this issue by providing human resources can help.