Patient safety culture and attitudes among emergency care unit nurses in Türkiye.

IF 1.7 4区医学 Q3 HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICES Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal Pub Date : 2023-03-26 DOI:10.26719/emhj.23.026

Azize Aydemir, Zeliha Koç

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Abstract

Background: Nurses have a key role in ensuring the safety of patients, reducing the likelihood of errors and improving patient outcomes.

Aims: This study aimed to determine the factors affecting patient safety, with a focus on the culture and attitudes of nurses working in emergency units.

Method: This cross-sectional, descriptive, correlational study was conducted between 10 January and 30 August 2015 among 282 nurses who worked at emergency units of 19 hospitals in the north-central Black Sea Region of Türkiye Data were obtained using descriptive information forms, the Patient Safety Attitude Scale (PSAS) and the Patient Safety Culture Scale (PSCS).

Results: The mean total PSAS score was 152.26 [standard deviation (SD) 22.54; range 46-230], while the mean total PSCS score was 2.56 (SD 0.52; range 1-4). Around a quarter of the participants reported errors, such as medication errors and patient falls, which threatened patient safety in the emergency units. The case report forms were not filled when these errors occurred.

Conclusion: Attitude and culture of nurses in hospital emergency units towards patient safety differed according to their sociodemographic and work-life characteristics, including being satisfied with working in the emergency room, quality of work-life balance, level of job satisfaction, and number of years working in the emergency room.

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日本急诊科护士的病人安全文化和态度。

背景:护士在确保患者安全，减少错误的可能性和改善患者预后方面发挥着关键作用。目的:本研究旨在确定影响患者安全的因素，重点关注急诊科护士的文化和态度。方法:对2015年1月10日至8月30日在黑海中北部地区19家医院急诊科工作的282名护士进行横断面、描述性、相关性研究。数据采用描述性信息表、患者安全态度量表(PSAS)和患者安全文化量表(PSCS)获取。结果:PSAS总分平均为152.26分，标准差(SD) 22.54分;PSCS评分为2.56分(SD 0.52;范围1 - 4)。大约四分之一的参与者报告了错误，例如用药错误和患者摔倒，这些错误威胁到急诊室患者的安全。当这些错误发生时，病例报告表格没有填写。结论:医院急诊科护士对患者安全的态度和文化因其社会人口学特征和工作生活特征而异，包括对急诊科工作的满意度、工作生活平衡质量、工作满意度水平和急诊科工作年限。

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Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICESPUBLIC, ENV-PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

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3.30

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4.80%

发文量

112

期刊介绍： The Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, established in 1995, is the flagship health periodical of the World Health Organization Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean. The mission of the Journal is to contribute to improving health in the Eastern Mediterranean Region by publishing and publicising quality health research and information with emphasis on public health and the strategic health priorities of the Region. It aims to: further public health knowledge, policy, practice and education; support health policy-makers, researchers and practitioners; and enable health professionals to remain informed of developments in public health. The EMHJ: -publishes original peer-reviewed research and reviews in all areas of public health of relevance to the Eastern Mediterranean Region -encourages, in particular, research related to the regional health priorities, namely: health systems strengthening; emergency preparedness and response; communicable diseases; noncommunicable diseases and mental health; reproductive, maternal, child health and nutrition -provides up-to-date information on public health developments with special reference to the Region. The Journal addresses all members of the health profession, health educational institutes, as well as governmental and nongovernmental organizations in the area of public health within and outside the Region.