Nurse safety culture in the services of a university hospital
Rev Bras Enferm. 2019 Jun 27;72(3):767-773.
doi: 10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0376.
[Article in
English,
Portuguese]
Affiliations
- 1 Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Faculdade de Enfermagem, Departamento Médico-Cirúrgico e Universidade do Grande Rio. Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.
- 2 Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Faculdade de Enfermagem. Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.
- 3 Escola Superior de Enfermagem do Porto, Cintesis-UP e Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Universidade do Porto. Porto, Portugal.
Abstract
Objective:
To evaluate nurse safety culture in a teaching hospital, as well as to verify differences in the safety culture dimensions between services.
Method:
cross-sectional, quantitative study, conducted from October to December 2015, in a university hospital. The instrument Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture was applied.
Results:
A total of 195 nurses from four different services participated in the study. Significant difference between services were identified for five dimensions of safety culture: organizational learning (P=0.012); return of information and communication about error (P=0.014); management support for patient safety (P=0.001); general perceptions about patient safety (P=0.005); and frequency of event notification (P=0.003).
Conclusion:
The medical clinic service had the highest statistical difference between the dimensions. These evaluations allow managers to identify the differences between the same hospital's services, serving as a warning and assisting in the services' improvement.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Attitude of Health Personnel
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Brazil
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Cross-Sectional Studies
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Female
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Hospitals, University / organization & administration
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Hospitals, University / statistics & numerical data
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Humans
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Nurses / psychology*
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Nurses / standards
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Nurses / statistics & numerical data
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Nursing Services / standards*
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Nursing Services / statistics & numerical data
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Organizational Culture
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Safety Management / standards*
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Safety Management / statistics & numerical data
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Statistics, Nonparametric
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Surveys and Questionnaires