Table 1.

Overview on dimensions of Patients’ Experience of Nursing Quality in Acute Hospitals instrument

	Dimension	# Items	Exemplary items	Scale
(1)	General nursing care	13	From my perspective, I always received the necessary care in the hospital.  Nursing staff treated me respectfully and courteously.	1 (worst) – 5 (best)
(2)	Guidance provided by nurses	9	Nursing staff told or showed me how I may and should move.  Nursing staff told or showed me how to use my medical aids.	1 (worst) – 5 (best)
(3)	Nurse-related loyalty	2	Thinking about the nursing staff, would you select the hospital again?  Thinking about the nursing staff, would you recommend the hospital to your friends and family?	1 (worst) – 4 (best)