Abstract
OBJECTIVES: to assess nurses' perceptions of nursing activities that contribute to quality of care in France. METHODS: descriptive cross-sectional study, between February and August 2020 in France. Sociodemographic characteristics were recorded, and nurses' perceptions were assessed using F-EPAECQC. RESULTS: 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". CONCLUSIONS: 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.