Exploring the perception of safety culture among nurses in Saudi Arabia.
Hospitals
Nursing
Patient safety
Patient safety culture
Saudi Arabia
Journal
BMC nursing
ISSN: 1472-6955
Titre abrégé: BMC Nurs
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101088683
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
19 Jun 2024
19 Jun 2024
Historique:
received:
19
04
2024
accepted:
06
06
2024
medline:
20
6
2024
pubmed:
20
6
2024
entrez:
19
6
2024
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Medical errors and adverse events pose a serious challenge to the global healthcare industry. Nurses are at the frontline in implementing safety measures and protecting patients. This study aimed to investigate nurses' perceptions of the patient safety culture in Saudi Arabia. This cross-sectional descriptive study used convenience sampling to survey 402 nurses from various hospitals in Jazan, Saudi Arabia. The Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture was used for the data collection. Nurses reported a moderate perception of safety culture, with 60% positive responses. Teamwork had the highest safety culture rating at 77.8%, while responses to error and staffing were the lowest at 39.75% and 46.17%, respectively. Qualifications significantly predicts nurses' safety culture rating (B = -0442, t = -4.279, p < 0.01). Positive correlations were found between event reporting frequency and communication openness (r = 0.142, p < 0.01), and patient safety grades with communication about errors (r = 0.424, p < 0.01) and hospital management support (r = 0.231, p < 0.01). Nurses in Saudi Arabia demonstrated a strong sense of teamwork and commitment to organizational learning. However, critical areas such as staffing and error response require attention to improve patient safety.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Medical errors and adverse events pose a serious challenge to the global healthcare industry. Nurses are at the frontline in implementing safety measures and protecting patients. This study aimed to investigate nurses' perceptions of the patient safety culture in Saudi Arabia.
METHODS
METHODS
This cross-sectional descriptive study used convenience sampling to survey 402 nurses from various hospitals in Jazan, Saudi Arabia. The Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture was used for the data collection.
RESULTS
RESULTS
Nurses reported a moderate perception of safety culture, with 60% positive responses. Teamwork had the highest safety culture rating at 77.8%, while responses to error and staffing were the lowest at 39.75% and 46.17%, respectively. Qualifications significantly predicts nurses' safety culture rating (B = -0442, t = -4.279, p < 0.01). Positive correlations were found between event reporting frequency and communication openness (r = 0.142, p < 0.01), and patient safety grades with communication about errors (r = 0.424, p < 0.01) and hospital management support (r = 0.231, p < 0.01).
CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
Nurses in Saudi Arabia demonstrated a strong sense of teamwork and commitment to organizational learning. However, critical areas such as staffing and error response require attention to improve patient safety.
Identifiants
pubmed: 38898464
doi: 10.1186/s12912-024-02077-7
pii: 10.1186/s12912-024-02077-7
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
412Informations de copyright
© 2024. The Author(s).
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