Nurse Interns' Awareness Regarding Patient Safety Culture at Ain-Shams University Hospitals

Abstract

The issues of patient safety have become a priority in health policy and healthcare management and remain as one of the most critical challenges facing health care today. Nurses are the health care professionals most likely to intercept errors and prevent harm to patients. Nurse interns' are considered an important target group for patient safety education, and can play a major role in patient safety improvement (WHO, 2010). The aim of this study was to assess the awareness of nurse interns regarding patient safety culture. This study was carried out at Ain-Shams University Hospitals using a descriptive cross-sectional design. These include the following hospitals: Ain-Shams University Hospital, Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, El-demerdash Hospital, Pediatrics Hospital, and Ain-Shams University Specialized Hospital. The study subjects consisted of 160 nurse interns having their training in these settings. The data were collected through a self-administered sheet which is based on the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture (HSPSC). The data were collected through a self-administered sheet which included basic nurse intern's socio-demographic characteristics questionnaire to assess the awareness of patient safety culture in 12 dimensions.