TITLE:
Saudi Nurses Perception regarding Patient Safety in a Major Tertiary Hospital
AUTHORS:
Budour Bandar Alotaibi, Alanoud Essam Almadani, Olfat Salem
KEYWORDS:
Perception, Patient, Safety, Hospital
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Nursing,
Vol.10 No.7,
June
30,
2020
ABSTRACT: Background: The absence of patient safety culture among nurses has been linked to increased errors and higher level of mortality and morbidity among patients. Higher culture of patient safety has been shown to be associated with better patient outcomes, and the implementation of improvements in organizational and safety culture enhances quality in healthcare. Aim: The main aim of this study is to assess the perception of nurses regarding patient safety among nurses at prince sultan military medical city in Saudi Arabia. Materials and Methods: Cross-sectional design was applied in this study among nurses who are working at prince sultan military medical city in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Sample was 215 nurses, selected by convenience sampling method. The Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture (HSOPS) survey was used in the current study to collect data. Data have been collected within seven weeks. Statistical package for social sciences has been used to analyze data using descriptive statistics and inferential statistics such as Independent sample t test and One-Way ANOVA. Results and Conclusion: The results can only be useful if data analysis is described. The highest domain of their perception was illustrated in “Hospital management support for patient safety” with a mean of 3.68 out of 5.0, while, the lowest mean for their perception was in the domain of “Teamwork across hospital units” with a mean 2.62. The total mean of nurses’ perception regarding patient safety was 3.19 out of 5.0. Also, there was a significant difference in the mean level of nurses’ perception of patient safety with regard to nurses’ gender. Encouraging patients’ safety culture among nurses is strongly recommended through effective communication and providing feedback.