Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia
Research
Patient Safety Culture among Nurses in Hafar Al-Batin
Author(s): Ali Flah Al Harbi, Nawaf Benian Alenzi, Rashed Al Mutiri, Anwar Alruwaili, Mukhlid Alshamri and Mshary Benian Alenzi*
Background: Patient safety is a critical component of healthcare quality, and it is one of the most closely evaluated metrics by all healthcare institutions throughout the world. Because of the nature of their profession, nurses play a critical role in ensuring and promoting patient safety.
Objective: This study was aimed for identifying the nurse’s perception of patient safety culture and assesses the impact of nurse’s demographic data on the perception of patient safety culture in Hafar Al-batin, Saudi Arabia.
Methods: The study used a descriptive and cross-sectional design. The Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture was used to study the patient safety culture of 367 registered nurses working in four governmental hospitals in Hafar Al-batin. General linear regression and Descriptive statistics were used to examine the relationship between demograp.. View More»
DOI:
10.35248/1840-4529.22.14.341
