Patient safety: Knowledge and attitudes of medical and nursing students: Cross-sectional study.
Knowledge
Medicine education
Nursing education
Patient safety curriculum
Journal
Nurse education in practice
ISSN: 1873-5223
Titre abrégé: Nurse Educ Pract
Pays: Scotland
ID NLM: 101090848
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
May 2021
May 2021
Historique:
received:
18
02
2021
revised:
12
05
2021
accepted:
13
05
2021
pubmed:
29
5
2021
medline:
17
6
2021
entrez:
28
5
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The objective of this study to research medical and nursing students' level of knowledge of patient safety. Patient safety represents the foundation of health care quality, while education represents a requirement which has to be fulfilled to achieve and maintain that quality. The research was conducted as a descriptive/analytical cross-sectional survey, with medical and nursing students being the sample (n = 370). The research instrument was the WHO questionnaire "What is Patient Safety? ", which displayed good psychometric characteristics. The research results indicate that the study department has a significant influence on the level of students' knowledge and attitudes to patient safety. Nursing students in their final academic year show statistically significantly higher level of knowledge in relation to the first year students. Medical students are not significantly different, in terms of the level of knowledge and attitudes, in their first and final academic years. Knowledge and attitudes regarding patient safety shown by the students in this survey significantly contribute to the comprehension of the necessity of the implementation and development of patient safety course into the existing curricula and syllabi of all colleges and universities related to health care.
Sections du résumé
AIM
OBJECTIVE
The objective of this study to research medical and nursing students' level of knowledge of patient safety.
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Patient safety represents the foundation of health care quality, while education represents a requirement which has to be fulfilled to achieve and maintain that quality.
DESIGN
METHODS
The research was conducted as a descriptive/analytical cross-sectional survey, with medical and nursing students being the sample (n = 370).
METHODS
METHODS
The research instrument was the WHO questionnaire "What is Patient Safety? ", which displayed good psychometric characteristics.
RESULTS
RESULTS
The research results indicate that the study department has a significant influence on the level of students' knowledge and attitudes to patient safety. Nursing students in their final academic year show statistically significantly higher level of knowledge in relation to the first year students. Medical students are not significantly different, in terms of the level of knowledge and attitudes, in their first and final academic years.
CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
Knowledge and attitudes regarding patient safety shown by the students in this survey significantly contribute to the comprehension of the necessity of the implementation and development of patient safety course into the existing curricula and syllabi of all colleges and universities related to health care.
Identifiants
pubmed: 34049090
pii: S1471-5953(21)00125-6
doi: 10.1016/j.nepr.2021.103089
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doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
103089Informations de copyright
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