Patient Safety Culture in the Context of Critical Care: An Observational Study.

IF 2.4 Q1 NURSING

Nursing Reports Pub Date : 2024-07-19 DOI:10.3390/nursrep14030133

Inês Oliveira, Cristina Costeira, Joana Pereira Sousa, Cátia Santos

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Abstract

Background: A robust safety culture is essential for ensuring high-quality healthcare delivery. From a nursing perspective, especially among critical patients, it fosters ongoing improvement by highlighting areas that need attention.

Aims: This study aimed to evaluate the perception of patient safety culture among nurses within the critical care environment.

Methodology: An observational study was conducted at a central hospital in Portugal employing the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture (HSPSC) questionnaire.

Results: The study encompassed 57, nurses predominantly female (73.7%), aged 25-64. Most participants were general nurses (77.2%), with a significant proportion (61.4%) working in the emergency department and possessing an average tenure of 13 years at the facility. The perception of critical patient safety culture (CPSC) was predominantly positive (40.6%), varying by department, with intensive care nurses reporting the highest positivity rates. Teamwork was identified as a strong point, receiving 80.7% positivity, highlighting it as a well-established domain in the CPSC, whereas other domains were recognised as requiring enhancements.

Conclusions: The study pinpointed both strengths and weaknesses within the CPSC, offering a foundation for developing targeted strategies to bolster patient safety culture in critical care settings.

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重症监护背景下的患者安全文化：观察研究。

背景：健全的安全文化对于确保提供高质量的医疗服务至关重要。从护理的角度来看，尤其是在危重病人中，它可以通过强调需要关注的领域来促进持续改进。目的：本研究旨在评估危重病护理环境中护士对患者安全文化的认知：在葡萄牙的一家中心医院开展了一项观察性研究，采用了医院患者安全文化调查（HSPSC）问卷：研究对象包括 57 名护士，以女性为主（73.7%），年龄在 25-64 岁之间。大多数参与者是普通护士（77.2%），其中很大一部分（61.4%）在急诊科工作，平均在该机构工作 13 年。对危重病人安全文化（CPSC）的看法主要是积极的（40.6%），各科室的看法有所不同，其中重症监护护士的积极性最高。团队合作被认为是一个强项，获得了 80.7% 的积极评价，突出表明这是 CPSC 中一个成熟的领域，而其他领域则被认为需要加强：这项研究指出了《危重病人护理标准》的优点和不足，为制定有针对性的策略以加强危重病人护理环境中的患者安全文化奠定了基础。

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Nursing Reports NURSING-

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2.50

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