Nahed Alquwez1, Jonas Preposi Cruz2, Ahmed Mohammed Almoghairi3, Raid Salman Al-Otaibi4, Khalid Obaid Almutairi5, Jerico G Alicante6, Paolo C Colet7. 1. Assistant Professor and Vice Dean for Academic Affairs, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Shaqra University, Al Dawadmi, Saudi Arabia. 2. Lecturer, Nursing Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Shaqra University, Al Dawadmi, Saudi Arabia and Visiting Professor, Graduate School, Union Christian College, San Fernando, La Union, Philippines. 3. Lecturer and Department Head, Nursing Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Shaqra University, Al Dawadmi, Saudi Arabia. 4. Staff Nurse, Dawadmi General Hospital, Al Dawadmi, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. 5. Lecturer, Nursing Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Shaqra University, Al Dawadmi, Saudi Arabia. 6. Shearwater Health, Training and Development, Taguig City, Manila, Philippines. 7. Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, Nazarbayev University, Astana, Republic of Kazakhstan.
Abstract
PURPOSE: To assess the present patient safety culture of three general hospitals in Saudi Arabia, as perceived by nurses. DESIGN: This study utilized a descriptive, cross-sectional design. METHODS: A convenience sample of 351 nurses working in three general hospitals in the central region of Saudi Arabia was surveyed in this study using the Hospital Survey of Patients' Safety Culture (HSOPSC) from October 2016 to April 2017. RESULTS: From the 12 composites of the HSOPSC, the nurses perceived only the following two patient safety areas as strengths: teamwork within units and organizational learning-continuous improvement. Six areas of patient safety were identified as weaknesses, namely overall perception of patient safety, handoffs and transitions, communication openness, staffing, frequency of events reported, and nonpunitive response to errors. Nationality, educational attainment, hospital, length of service in the hospital, work area or unit, length of service in the current work area or unit, current position, and direct patient contact or interaction were significant predictors of the nurses' perceived patient safety culture. CONCLUSIONS: The findings in this study clarify the current status of patient safety culture in three hospitals in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: The present findings should be considered by policymakers, hospital leaders, and nurse executives in creating interventions aimed at improving the patient safety culture in hospitals. A multidimensional network intervention targeting the different dimensions of patient safety culture and involving different organizational levels should be implemented to improve patient safety.
PURPOSE: To assess the present patient safety culture of three general hospitals in Saudi Arabia, as perceived by nurses. DESIGN: This study utilized a descriptive, cross-sectional design. METHODS: A convenience sample of 351 nurses working in three general hospitals in the central region of Saudi Arabia was surveyed in this study using the Hospital Survey of Patients' Safety Culture (HSOPSC) from October 2016 to April 2017. RESULTS: From the 12 composites of the HSOPSC, the nurses perceived only the following two patient safety areas as strengths: teamwork within units and organizational learning-continuous improvement. Six areas of patient safety were identified as weaknesses, namely overall perception of patient safety, handoffs and transitions, communication openness, staffing, frequency of events reported, and nonpunitive response to errors. Nationality, educational attainment, hospital, length of service in the hospital, work area or unit, length of service in the current work area or unit, current position, and direct patient contact or interaction were significant predictors of the nurses' perceived patient safety culture. CONCLUSIONS: The findings in this study clarify the current status of patient safety culture in three hospitals in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: The present findings should be considered by policymakers, hospital leaders, and nurse executives in creating interventions aimed at improving the patient safety culture in hospitals. A multidimensional network intervention targeting the different dimensions of patient safety culture and involving different organizational levels should be implemented to improve patient safety.
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