The survey of patient safety culture among nurses in hospitals affiliated to Zahedan university of medical sciences in 2014

Abstract

Introduction: Surveying and diagnosing patient safety culture is a key step to improve the health and patient safety culture, which generally is provided by surveying of providers and measuring globally. So the present study aimed to survey and evaluate patient safety culture among nurses in hospitals affiliated to Zahedan university of medical science. Methods: This descriptive-analytical, cross-sectional study was conducted in 2014. In order to collect data, a questionnaire was developed to survey patient safety culture on 400 nurses in hospitals related to Zahedan university of medical sciences. The results were analyzed using SPSS software. The required tests such as T-test, ANOVA, and Spearman correlation coefficient were used. Results: The results of the present study showed that the score of patient safety culture for each aspect of it was low. Findings also showed that items such as general perception to patient safety, management support, and organizational learning and permanent promotion in Khatam ol Anbia, Ali Ibn Abi Taleb, and Bu Ali hospitals had the highest scores, while hospital patient transfer and exchange of information, manager’s actions, expectation to promote patient safety, and related issues to staffs had the lowest scores Conclusion: Patient safety care is necessary for providing an appropriate and efficient healthcare. So the organizations which provide healthcare services must establish a comprehensive and regular system based on the processes of patient safety promotion to decrease errors. They should also be responsive to injured people through establishing a patient safety culture and maintaining appropriate organizational mechanisms. Keywords: Patient safety culture, Nurse