Document Type : Original Article

Authors

• reza Karimihoseinabadi ¹
• Ali Rashidpoor ²
• mehrdad sadeghi ³

¹ PhD Student, Department of Cultural Management, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Isfahan, Iran

² Associate Professor, Department of Cultural Management, Isfahan Branch (Khorasgan), Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran

³ Assistant Professor, Cultural Management Department, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Isfahan, Iran.

Abstract

Introduction: Patient safety is a serious global challenge and a very important aspect of healthcare quality. Unsafe care and services, in addition to imposing hardship on humans, also incur heavy economic costs. The purpose of this study was to investigate patient safety culture among nurses working at Ayaullah Kashani Educational and Medical Center in Isfahan in 1403.

Methods: In this cross-sectional study conducted in 1403, 170 nurses from Ayaullah Kashani Hospital in Isfahan were selected using stratified sampling. Participants completed the demographic questionnaire and the patient safety culture assessment questionnaire. 129 people answered the questionnaires completely. Data analysis was performed using SPSS version 26 software. Findings were presented with an error rate of less than 0.05 as statistically significant.

Results: Among the 12 dimensions of patient safety culture, expectations and management actions towards patient safety and information exchange and transfer have the highest score, and communication and providing feedback on errors have the lowest score among the dimensions of patient safety culture. There is a significant relationship between the current and desired status of patient safety culture in Ayaullah Kashani Hospital, Isfahan. Patient safety culture was significantly related to working hours of more than 40 hours per week and to educational qualifications.

Conclusion: In line with the main mission of hospitals, which is to provide effective and safe services, attention to the culture of patient safety should be a priority in management programs, and in order to increase this culture, the groundwork for improving patient safety should be provided. Special attention should also be paid to the dimensions with low averages in this study in order to improve and strengthen these dimensions.

Keywords: Patient safety culture, nurse, patient safety, educational medical center

Keywords

• Patient safety culture
• nurse
• patient safety
• educational medical center

Main Subjects

• Health services management