Perception of Patient Safety Culture and Safety Care Activity among Nurses in Small-Medium Sized General Hospitals.
10.11111/jkana.2011.17.4.462
- Author:
Na Joo LEE
1
;
Jeong Hee KIM
Author Information
1. Department of QI, Jeju Hanmauem Hospital, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Nurses;
Safety culture;
Safety care;
General hospitals
- MeSH:
Dietary Sucrose;
Education, Nursing;
Employment;
Hospitals, General;
Humans;
Medical Errors;
Patient Safety;
Surveys and Questionnaires
- From:Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration
2011;17(4):462-473
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: This study was done to identify the factors affecting the perception of patient-safety-culture and the level of safety-care-activity among nurses in small-medium sized general hospitals. METHOD: Data were collected during April and May 2011, from 241 nurses of five hospitals. A hospital survey questionnaire on patient-safety-culture and safety-care-activity was used. Collected data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation, t-test, ANOVA, Scheffe test and multiple-regression. RESULTS: There were significant differences in the level of perception of patient-safety-culture according to the nurses' age, type of hospital, position, work department, and knowing whether there was a Patient-Safety committee in their hospitals. Nurses with higher perceived level of the patient-safety-culture performed more safety-care-activities. Factors influencing on the safety-care-activities were general patient safety, having had safety-education, patient-to-nurse ratio, employment status, and the level of reporting medical errors. These factors explained 22.9% of the safety-care-activity. CONCLUSIONS: The study findings suggest that in order to improve the nurses' perceived level of patient-safety-culture and safety-care-activity, the hospitals need to establish patient-safety committees and communication systems, and openness to reporting medical errors are needed. Better work conditions to ensure appropriate work time, regulate patient-to-nurse ratio, and nursing education standards and criteria, are also required.
