Effects of New Nurses' Critical Thinking Disposition and Safety Climate on Medication Safety Competence
10.22650/JKCNR.2024.30.3.207
- Author:
So Yeon CHO
1
;
Duk Yoo JUNG
Author Information
1. College of Nursing, Ewha Womans University
- From:
Journal of Korean Clinical Nursing Research
2024;30(3):207-216
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
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Abstract:
Purpose:This study aimed to identify the effects of new nurses’ critical thinking disposition and safety climate on medication safety competence.
Methods:The subjects of this study were 141 new nurses working in a tertiary general hospital in Seoul, Korea. Data were collected using self-administered questionnaires from May 23 to June 30, 2024 and were analyzed using SPSS Statistics/WIN 28.0, including descriptive statistics, independent t-test, one-way ANOVA, Scheffé test, Pearson’s correlation coefficient, and multiple linear regression analysis.
Results:Medication safety competence was significantly related to critical thinking disposition (r=.53, p<.001) and safety climate (r=.46, p<.001). Critical thinking disposition (β=.38, p<.001), safety climate (β=.29, p<.001), and clinical experience (β=.28, p<.001) were factors influencing medication safety competence among new nurses and the explanatory power of the model was explained 37.0%.
Conclusion:Critical thinking disposition, safety climate, and clinical experience affected new nurses’ medication safety competence. Therefore, enhancing critical thinking disposition and fostering a safety-oriented organizational culture can be essential for improving the medication safety competence of new nurses.
