ABSTRACT Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate patient satisfaction with the care provided by nursing stu- dents on a perinatology ward. Method: The sample for this descriptive study included 210 patients. Data were col- lected using an interview form and the Turkish version of the Oncology Patients’ Perceptions of the Quality of Nurs- ing Care Scale-Short Form. Results: According to the mean scores for all subscales in the instrument, patients were highly satisfed with the care they received from the nurs- ing students. Multivariate analysis revealed that the reason for hospitalization was found to be the most statistically signifcant factor afecting patient perceptions of quality of care. Conclusion: A high level of satisfaction with the care provided by nursing students indicates that the stu- dents were able to meet the patients’ needs, which may serve as an indicator of the quality of nursing education and quality of care provided by future nurses. [J Nurs Educ. 2015;54(12):696-703.] P atient satisfaction is a combination of patients’ percep- tions, expectations, and experiences with health care (Koc, Saglam, & Senol, 2011). In developed countries, patient satisfaction is accepted as an indicator of the quality of health care (Yilmaz, 2001). Patient satisfaction is also the product of health care services and an indication of the quality of services (Gungor & Beji, 2012; Ozer & Cetinkaya, 2010). Patient satisfaction in hospital settings is influenced by several components, including medical care, nursing care, communica- tion, ward management, and the ward environment (Peterson, Charles, DiCenso, & Sword, 2005), and studies have identified nursing care as being the most influential of these components (Demir, Gurol Arslan, Eser, & Khorshid, 2011; Findik, Unsar, & Sut, 2010; Koc et al., 2011). Nursing care, which is a compo- nent of patient satisfaction, includes various dimensions, such as providing clear information; allowing the patient to contrib- ute to the care; the knowledge and ability of the nurse; and the relationship with the patient, the patient’s relatives, and other health care professionals (Peterson et al., 2005). In the pub- lished literature, good relationships between patients and nurses, polite behavior with patients, saving time for patients’ care needs, nurses’ high level of knowledge, and addressing patients’ expectations were factors that increased patient satisfaction (Johansson, Oleni, & Fridlund, 2002; Koc et al., 2011; Merk- ouris, Papathanassoglou, & Lemonidou, 2004; Ozsoy, Ozgur, & Durmaz Akyol, 2007). Currently, patient satisfaction and quality care have gained increasing significance and play an active role in developing health care systems. Research on patient satis- faction in postpartum and pregnant women is steadily in- creasing. The Turkish Ministry of Health underlines the importance of quality care in the Guideline for the Manage- ment of Birth and Cesarean Delivery (Republic of Turkey Ministry of Health General Directorate of Mother and Child Health and Family Planning, 2010) report, which was devel- oped to decrease mother and infant deaths. Satisfied patients are more likely to comply with prescribed treatment and ad- vice from physicians, return for care, and have better health outcomes. For example, satisfied women return more regu- larly for health evaluations after discharge, compared with Evaluation of Patients’ Satisfaction With Nursing Students’ Care on a Perinatology Ward Ümran Oskay, PhD, RN; Ilkay Güngör, PhD, RN; and Sükran Basgöl, MSc, RN Received: October 27, 2014 Accepted: July 8, 2015 Dr. Oskay is Associate Professor, Dr. Güngör is Associate Professor, and Ms. Basgöl is Research Assistant, Istanbul University Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Department of Women’s Health and Diseases Nursing, Istanbul, Turkey. The authors have disclosed no potential conficts of interest, fnancial or otherwise. Address correspondence to Ümran Oskay, PhD, RN, Associate Profes- sor, Istanbul University Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Depart- ment of Women’s Health and Diseases Nursing, Abide-i Hurriyet Street, 34381 Sisli, Istanbul, Turkey; e-mail: umranoskay@yahoo.com. doi:10.3928/01484834-20151110-06 696 Copyright © SLACK Incorporated