Asian Oncol Nurs.  2014 Jun;14(2):119-126. 10.5388/aon.2014.14.2.119.

Survey of Oncology Nurses' Awareness of Patient Safety Culture and Nursing Care Activities for Patient Safety

• Yoo JH
• Kang KA

• KMID: 2269466
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5388/aon.2014.14.2.119

Abstract

PURPOSE
The purposes of this study were: 1) To describe the level of awareness of patient safety culture and nursing care activities for patient safety and, 2) To identify factors affecting nursing care activities for patient safety among oncology nurses working at inpatient care units.
METHODS
The study sample included 221 nurses working in oncology wards. After obtaining IRB approval, data collection was done with structured self-administered questionnaires, from September 13 to October 13, 2013. Data analysis was done using SPSS WIN 18.0.
RESULTS
The mean score of awareness of patient safety culture was 3.46 and the mean score of nursing care activities for patient safety was 4.31 both on a scale of 5.0. Significant factors affecting nursing care activities for patient safety were the open attitude of the supervisor toward patient safety (beta=.19, p=.005) and the degree of patient safety within a ward perceived by the oncology ward nurses (beta=.23, p=.003). These factors explained 31% of the subjects' nursing care activities for patient safety (F=6.08, p<.001).
CONCLUSION
To increase nursing care activities for patient safety in the oncology ward, a strategy such as an education program for increasing the awareness of patient safety is needed.

Keyword

Oncology Nursing; Hospitals; Patient Safety; Safety Management

MeSH Terms

Data Collection
Education
Ethics Committees, Research
Humans
Inpatients
Nursing Care*
Oncology Nursing
Patient Safety*
Safety Management
Statistics as Topic
Surveys and Questionnaires

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