Michele Castello1, Paolo Ferrara2, Anne Destrebecq3, Stefano Terzoni4. 1. Nurse, Spedali Civili di Brescia, Brescia, Italy. 2. Nurse Tutor, Lecturer in Nursing, University of Milan, Italy. 3. Associate Professor of Nursing, University of Milan, Italy. 4. Nurse Tutor, Lecturer in Nursing. San Paolo Bachelor School of Nursing, University of Milan, Italy.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: : the need for health care to be safe is increasingly guiding the development of policies to improve clinical practice and education; risk management and patient safety are essential competencies for health professionals. OBJECTIVE: : to examine how students working towards different degrees in Italy perceived their competence in clinical risk management and patient safety when learning in the classroom and the clinical setting. METHODS: : the Italian version of the H-PEPSS questionnaire was given to 154 students; 78 were studying for a nursing degree and 76 were on the cardio-circulatory pathophysiology and cardiovascular perfusion techniques (CPCPT) degree course. RESULTS: : nearly half of the students (46.10%) did not feel confident about their competence in patient safety and risk management during clinical training. CONCLUSION: : significant differences in confidence between the two types of students were found in many areas, including in critical aspects of clinical risk management. However, both types of students had similar levels of confidence in some essential areas.
BACKGROUND: : the need for health care to be safe is increasingly guiding the development of policies to improve clinical practice and education; risk management and patient safety are essential competencies for health professionals. OBJECTIVE: : to examine how students working towards different degrees in Italy perceived their competence in clinical risk management and patient safety when learning in the classroom and the clinical setting. METHODS: : the Italian version of the H-PEPSS questionnaire was given to 154 students; 78 were studying for a nursing degree and 76 were on the cardio-circulatory pathophysiology and cardiovascular perfusion techniques (CPCPT) degree course. RESULTS: : nearly half of the students (46.10%) did not feel confident about their competence in patient safety and risk management during clinical training. CONCLUSION: : significant differences in confidence between the two types of students were found in many areas, including in critical aspects of clinical risk management. However, both types of students had similar levels of confidence in some essential areas.
Authors: Ana Belen Ortega-Avila; Pablo Cervera-Garvi; Ana Maria Jimenez-Cebrian; Esther Chicharro-Luna; Irene Garcia-Paya; Gabriel Gijon-Nogueron Journal: PeerJ Date: 2020-12-09 Impact factor: 2.984