Table 4.

Percentage distribution of items for satisfaction with nursing care in admitted Adult Patients of public hospitals of Amhara Region, 2017

Sub-scale category	Items	Strongly Disagree		Disagree		Agree		Strongly Agree
		n	(%)	n	(%)	n	(%)	n	(%)
Health information	I receive useful information about my condition from the nurses	3	0.5	65	11.5	351	62.3	144	25.6
	I receive useful information for the importance of body positioning	17	3	71	12.6	357	63.4	118	21
	Nurses explain nursing procedure clearly before they perform it	13	2.3	99	17.6	322	57.2	129	22.9
	Nurses provide me with important information during hospitalization	10	1.8	72	12.8	345	61.3	136	24.2
	Nurses are able to answer my questions in my hospital stay	14	2.5	65	11.5	334	59.3	150	26.6
Affective support	I feel safe when I receive nursing care from nurses	8	1.4	55	9.8	344	61.1	156	27.7
	Nurses use physical touch in supporting me	9	1.6	160	28.4	303	53.8	91	16.2
	Nurses treat me with respect	4	0.7	75	13.3	321	57	163	29
	Nurses are caring	13	2.3	69	12.3	315	56	166	29.5
	Nurses smile whenever they approach me	21	3.7	91	16.2	322	57.2	129	22.9
	Nurses give encouragement to me	4	0.7	79	14	339	60.2	141	25
Decisional control	I can make my own decision when being cared by nurses	10	1.8	149	26.5	330	58.6	74	13.1
	Nurses involve me in hospital care	11	2	159	28.2	337	59.9	56	9.9
	Nurses involve my family/attendant in hospital care	8	1.4	155	27.5	324	57.5	76	13.5
Professional-technical competencies	Nurses are skillful in performing nursing procedures	6	1.1	36	6.4	368	65.4	153	27.2
	Nurses deliver care competently	2	0.4	52	9.2	365	64.8	144	25.6
	Nurses render nursing care without delay	5	0.9	108	19.2	316	56.1	134	23.8
	Nurses ask my permission before performing any nursing procedure	4	0.7	102	18.1	347	61.6	110	19.5
	Nurses are professional when rendering nursing service	13	2.3	56	9.9	349	62	145	25.8
	I have been given privacy from nurses	18	3.2	118	21	340	60.4	87	15.5