# Nursing activities and quality of care: French perspectives and leadership challenges

## TL;DR

This study explores how French nurses perceive their activities that contribute to quality care, highlighting the role of management experience and work environment.

## Contribution

The study provides new insights into French nurses' perceptions of quality care activities and their association with management experience.

## Key findings

- French nurses showed a positive perception of quality care, with an average F-EPAECQC score of 75.65.
- Management experience significantly correlates with perceptions of quality nursing care (p > 0.012).
- Well-being and self-care are strongly linked to years of professional experience in the care unit (p > 0.001).

## Abstract

to assess nurses’ perceptions of nursing activities that contribute to quality of care in France.

descriptive cross-sectional study, between February and August 2020 in France. Sociodemographic characteristics were recorded, and nurses’ perceptions were assessed using F-EPAECQC.

the sample comprised 125 female nurses (21-64 years); 52% had only graduate education, and 82.4% had less than 10 years in their care unit. The F-EPAECQC score averaged 75.65 points (range 24-96). Significant associations were found between management experience and quality of care perception (p > 0.012), and between “well-being and self-care” and years of professional exercise in the unit (p > 0.001). A low hospital policies commitment was revealed with a majority of “never” and “sometimes” answers at “nursing care organization”.

the results confirmed good French nurses’ perceptions. The statistically significant association between management experience and perceptions of the quality of nursing care activities revealed the importance of this area.