Critical Care Nurses’ Perception towards Patient Safety Culture and Practices: A Descriptive Study

Hessa Raja Alanzi^1,

¹Critical Care Nursing Department, Fakeeh College for Medical Sciences, Saudi Arabia

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Hessa Raja Alanzi. Critical Care Nurses’ Perception towards Patient Safety Culture and Practices: A Descriptive Study. American Journal of Nursing Research. 2022; 10(3):90-97. doi: 10.12691/ajnr-10-3-3

Abstract

Purpose: The study intended to evaluate perception of nurses towards patient safety culture and practices in the critical care units of Dr. Soliman Fakeeh Hospital. Background: In the healthcare setting, it is essential to promote a culture of security which involves performances related to patient safety. Patient safety culture is regarded as a crucial indicator of quality care and a vital tool of a successful healthcare organization. Consistency in the development of patient safety culture has become a foundation of a well-established and more advanced quality healthcare. Moreover, it has been confirmed that the influence of safety culture creates positive changes in the number of patient’s cases and re-hospitalization. Method: Quantitative descriptive design was utilized in the study and 113 nurses working in the critical care unit were selected using a non-probability convenience sampling technique. The Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture (HSPSC) 2.0: Items and Composite Measures was applied in the study. Result: The results of the study revealed that nurses rated communication about error (94.68%) and reported patient safety events (90.71%) were the highest priorities in the critical care unit. However, nurses rated staffing (63.83%) and workplace and handoffs and information exchange (67.55%) as the lowest priority in patient safety. Furthermore, the overall percent positive response across the composites of patient safety was rated 77.31% and majority of the nurses rated the hospital overall patient safety culture very good to excellent. Conclusion: The results indicated that the overall perception of staff nurses regarding patient safety culture in the hospital were very good to excellent. The study results may be recognized that the staff nurses at the critical care unit perceived the significance of patient safety culture but they need more teachings and workshops on upholding safety in their unit of assignment to prevent harm to their patents, as well as they still in a need of understanding that patient safety culture refers to the management as well as patient belief, values, and customs.

Keywords:
patient safety culture critical care teamwork patient safety adverse event

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