Patient safety climate from the nursing perspective

Area of Science:

• Healthcare Management
• Nursing Research
• Patient Safety

Background:

• The patient safety climate is crucial for quality healthcare delivery in critical care settings.
• Understanding the nursing perspective is vital for identifying areas of improvement in Intensive Care Units (ICUs).

Purpose of the Study:

• To analyze the patient safety climate within Intensive Care Units (ICUs) from the viewpoint of nursing professionals.
• To identify specific domains within safety attitudes that require attention.

Main Methods:

• A cross-sectional study was conducted with 87 nursing professionals in three ICUs of a public hospital.
• The validated Safety Attitudes Questionnaire (SAQ) was administered.
• Inferential statistical analyses included Student's t-test, Mann-Whitney, and Kruskal-Wallis tests.

Main Results:

• The overall Safety Attitudes Questionnaire (SAQ) score averaged 68.57.
• Job Satisfaction and Teamwork Climate domains received the highest scores.
• Perception of Hospital Management domain yielded the lowest score.

Conclusions:

• The patient safety climate, as perceived by the nursing team, is unfavorable.
• Specific attention should be directed towards improving the perception of hospital management.
• Interventions targeting safety attitudes are necessary to enhance patient safety in ICUs.