Exploring nursing students' patient safety learning experiences during clinical practice: A qualitative study...

Area of Science:

• Nursing Education
• Patient Safety
• Healthcare Quality Improvement

Background:

• Patient safety is a critical global concern.
• Practice-based nursing education is essential for developing patient safety knowledge and skills.
• The SLIPPS Learning Event Recording Tool (SLERT) aids healthcare students in documenting and learning from patient safety events.

Purpose of the Study:

• Translate the SLERT into Persian.
• Investigate the use of the Persian SLERT by Iranian nursing students for reflection on clinical patient safety events.

Main Methods:

• A 2-stage qualitative descriptive study was conducted in Ardabil, Iran.
• Sixty-three nursing students participated, completing electronic or paper versions of the SLERT.
• Data were collected through accompanied SLERT completion and follow-up interviews, analyzed using qualitative content analysis.

Main Results:

• Students completed 63 SLERT reports, documenting near-misses, hazards, adverse events, and good practices.
• A core theme of "Enhanced Learning from Events" emerged.
• Key learning categories included event classification, outcomes, causes, solutions, and factors influencing learning.

Conclusions:

• The Persian SLERT is a valuable tool for promoting reflection on patient safety events among nursing students.
• SLERT use facilitated learning about event classification, an original finding.
• Students demonstrated enhanced analysis of their learning experiences and outcomes related to patient safety events.