The safety culture of psychiatric nurses in different levels of hospitals: a cross-sectional survey
10.3760/cma.j.cn211501-20201013-04148
- VernacularTitle:不同等级医院精神科护士的患者安全文化现状调查
- Author:
Yanhua QU
1
;
Lu WANG
;
Haiou ZOU
Author Information
1. 北京协和医学院护理学院 100144
- Keywords:
Patient safety culture;
Psychiatric settings;
Nurses
- From:
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing
2021;37(23):1796-1800
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:This study aims to investigate Mental health nurses′ perceptions of patient safety culture in different levels of hospitals, so as to provide the basis for understanding the perceptions of patients' safety culture among psychiatric nurses in different levels of hospitals.Methods:The self-designed general data questionnaire and the Hospital Patient Safety Culture Questionnaire were used to collect and analyze the data of 2 624 psychiatric nurses from level 3, level 2 and Level 1 hospitals in the seven administrative regions of China.Results:The scores of nurses in primary and secondary hospitals were 132.74±1.35 and 151.99±1.74, lower than 154.76±1.85 in tertiary hospitals ( χ2 value was 19.228, P < 0.01). There were statistically significant differences in the non-punitive response to error, feedback and communications about error, communication openness, hospital management support for patient safety, and frequency of events reported, overall perception of patient safety among psychiatric nurses at different levels of hospitals ( χ2 value was 7.997-37.681, P<0.05). Conclusions:The mental health nurses′ perceptions of patient safety culture in different levels of hospitals need to be improved, and hospital managers at all levels should focus on the non-punitive response to errors and personnel allocation. In addition, managers of primary and secondary hospitals also need to strengthen the training of nurses in such dimensions as feedback and communication of errors, openness of communication, management support for patient safety, frequency of adverse event reports, and overall sense of patient safety.
