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Effects of hazard perception training (HPT) on nursing students' risk sensitivity to patient safety and developing
Chang Hee Kim1, Sun Young Jeong1, Myung Soon Kwon2
1College of Nursing, Konyang University, Gwanjeodong-ro, Seo-gu, Daejeon 35365, South Korea.
Purpose:
This study identifies the effects of hazard perception training (HPT) on nursing students' risk sensitivities and safety control confidence.
Methods:
The study uses a nonequivalent control group pre-and post-test design. The participants were 107 senior nursing students, 52 in the experimental group, and 55 in the control group. The experimental group was shown 5 hospital situation pictures to determine hazard sensitivity. Students' risk sensitivity scores and safety control confidence were measured pre-HPT and post-HPT.
Results:
The experimental group showed significantly higher (on) total risk sensitivity score (t=12.47, p<0.001) and themes, such as fall down (t=19.33, p<0.001), preoperative time out (t=3.18, p<0.001), invasive treatment (t=12.40, p<0.001), and medication (t=10.98, p<0.001). However, the difference for telephone orders was insignificant between the experimental and control groups (t=-0.17, p=0.864). In addition, difference of mean scores for safety control confidence was insignificant between the experimental and the control groups (t=1.10, p=0.275).
Conclusion:
Nursing education should incorporate hazard perception training more often, and educators need to develop education programs to improve nursing students' safety control confidence. Further, a Hazard Perception Training (HPT) that incorporates various kinds of educational methods for students majoring in healthcare fields is needed.
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