Habahbeh Atallah A, Alkhalaileh Murad Abdulrahim
Assistant Professor, Alghad International Colleges for Applied Medical Sciences, Tabuk, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Head of Nursing Department, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, University of Tabuk, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Br J Nurs. 2020 Feb 27;29(4):222-228. doi: 10.12968/bjon.2020.29.4.222.
A culture of patient safety is one of the cornerstones of good-quality healthcare, and its provision is one of the significant challenges in healthcare environments.
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of a surgical safety educational programme on the attitudes of nurses to patient safety in operating rooms (OR).
An interventional one-group pre-/post-test design, which sought to measure changes in OR nurses' attitudes toward patient safety culture.
A simple random sampling technique was used to recruit 66 OR nurses working at six Royal Medical Service hospitals in Amman, Jordan. All participants took part in a 4-hour educational workshop. Pre-tests and post-tests were done.
The results of this study showed that OR nurses' attitudes towards a culture of patient safety was originally negative; significant improvement after attending the programme was found (3.3 ± 0.20 versus 3.8 ± 0.30). There was a negative correlation between years of experience and nurses' attitudes towards patient safety.
Incorporating courses about safety culture into continuing education programmes may improve nurses' attitudes towards patient safety. Nurses should be qualified to play an important role in creating a culture of patient safety.
患者安全文化是优质医疗保健的基石之一，而在医疗环境中营造这种文化是一项重大挑战。
本研究旨在评估一项手术安全教育计划对手术室护士患者安全态度的影响。
一种干预性单组前后测试设计，旨在衡量手术室护士对患者安全文化态度的变化。
采用简单随机抽样技术，招募了约旦安曼六家皇家医疗服务医院的66名手术室护士。所有参与者都参加了一个4小时的教育研讨会。进行了前测和后测。
本研究结果表明，手术室护士对患者安全文化的态度最初是消极的；参加该计划后有显著改善（3.3±0.20对3.8±0.30）。工作年限与护士对患者安全的态度之间存在负相关。
将安全文化课程纳入继续教育计划可能会改善护士对患者安全的态度。护士应具备资质，在营造患者安全文化方面发挥重要作用。
