Patient Safety Culture among Nurses in Pediatric Clinical Settings

مقال فى مجلة

2024

Purpose: This study aimed to assess the status of patient safety culture among

pediatric nurses in a Saudi Arabian hospital.

Methods: The study employed a descriptive cross-sectional design with non-random

assignment and included a convenience sample of 138 nurses who provided

direct patient care across different general and specialty pediatric clinical settings.

Data were collected using an anonymous, self-structured questionnaire that

adopted a Survey on Patient Safety Culture™ (SOPS™).

Results: The overall percentage of positive responses for the 12 patient safety

culture dimensions and across 42 items was 59.2%. Furthermore, 61% of nurses

reported no safety events, and 33.3% reported one to two events over the past

12 months.

Conclusions: The overall percentage of positive response scores was lower than

the international scores and higher than the regional benchmark scores.

Clinical Relevance: Present findings should be considered by pediatric hospital

management to make efforts tailored to improve the dimensions of patient safety

culture in “hospital handoffs and transitions,” “communication openness,” and

“supervisor/manager expectations and actions promoting safety.” In addition, the

Saudi Patient Safety Center and nursing management can use these data with a

detailed understanding of the current patient safety culture in pediatric units to

strengthen safe practices within health care hospitals in Saudi Arabia.