Compliance With Safety in Nursing Care, Equipment, and Physical Setting in Pediatric Wards

Introduction: Patient safety, especially in children, is one of the most important issues and challenges in medicine in developed and developing countries. Objective: The present study aimed to assess compliance with safety in pediatric wards’ nursing care, equipment, and physical setting. Materials...

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Main Authors: Nasrin Pourbayram, Minoomitra Chehrzad, Samad Karkhah, Ehsan Kazemnezhad Leili, Fateme Jafaraghaee
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Published: Guilan University of Medical Sciences 2023-09-01
Series:Journal of Holistic Nursing and Midwifery
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Online Access:http://hnmj.gums.ac.ir/article-1-1512-en.pdf
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Samad Karkhah
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description Introduction: Patient safety, especially in children, is one of the most important issues and challenges in medicine in developed and developing countries. Objective: The present study aimed to assess compliance with safety in pediatric wards’ nursing care, equipment, and physical setting. Materials and Methods: In a cross-sectional study, safety compliance in 342 nursing care, equipment, and physical setting was assessed in three pediatric wards of pediatric education and treatment centers in Rasht City, Guilan Province, Iran. Data were collected via convenient sampling using 6 checklists: Safety-related individual, occupational and organizational factors, nursing care, equipment, and the physical setting. Descriptive statistics and the Mann-Whitney and Kruskal-Wallis tests were used for data analysis. Results: Results showed that 36% of nurses were less than 30 years, 100% were female, 80% were married, and 88% had a BS in nursing degree. Nursing care (98.92%), physical settings (93.75%), and equipment in pediatric wards had high safety. The safety of nursing care in terms of shift work (P=0.03), overtime (P<0.05), and participation in training-safety workshops (P=0.03) was significant. Conclusion: Overall, the safety of pediatric patients can be improved by reducing work shifts and overtime of nurses, participating in training-safety workshops, and having an adequate supply of equipment needed to ensure safe practice in pediatric wards.
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spelling doaj-art-0fd4bdf4c541440aa6efa32e09a7b89d2025-08-20T03:41:07ZengGuilan University of Medical SciencesJournal of Holistic Nursing and Midwifery2588-37122023-09-01334278287Compliance With Safety in Nursing Care, Equipment, and Physical Setting in Pediatric WardsNasrin Pourbayram0Minoomitra Chehrzad1Samad Karkhah2Ehsan Kazemnezhad Leili3Fateme Jafaraghaee4 Nursing (MSN), School of Nursing and Midwifery, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran. Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran. Nursing (MSN), School of Nursing and Midwifery, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran. Associate Professor, Department of Biostatistics, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran. Associate Professor, Department of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran. Introduction: Patient safety, especially in children, is one of the most important issues and challenges in medicine in developed and developing countries. Objective: The present study aimed to assess compliance with safety in pediatric wards’ nursing care, equipment, and physical setting. Materials and Methods: In a cross-sectional study, safety compliance in 342 nursing care, equipment, and physical setting was assessed in three pediatric wards of pediatric education and treatment centers in Rasht City, Guilan Province, Iran. Data were collected via convenient sampling using 6 checklists: Safety-related individual, occupational and organizational factors, nursing care, equipment, and the physical setting. Descriptive statistics and the Mann-Whitney and Kruskal-Wallis tests were used for data analysis. Results: Results showed that 36% of nurses were less than 30 years, 100% were female, 80% were married, and 88% had a BS in nursing degree. Nursing care (98.92%), physical settings (93.75%), and equipment in pediatric wards had high safety. The safety of nursing care in terms of shift work (P=0.03), overtime (P<0.05), and participation in training-safety workshops (P=0.03) was significant. Conclusion: Overall, the safety of pediatric patients can be improved by reducing work shifts and overtime of nurses, participating in training-safety workshops, and having an adequate supply of equipment needed to ensure safe practice in pediatric wards.http://hnmj.gums.ac.ir/article-1-1512-en.pdfsafetynursespediatric nursingpatient safety
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title_short Compliance With Safety in Nursing Care, Equipment, and Physical Setting in Pediatric Wards
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patient safety
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