Patient Safety Culture in the Context of Critical Care: An Observational Study
Background: A robust safety culture is essential for ensuring high-quality healthcare delivery. From a nursing perspective, especially among critical patients, it fosters ongoing improvement by highlighting areas that need attention. Aims: This study aimed to evaluate the perception of patient safet...
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| description | Background: A robust safety culture is essential for ensuring high-quality healthcare delivery. From a nursing perspective, especially among critical patients, it fosters ongoing improvement by highlighting areas that need attention. Aims: This study aimed to evaluate the perception of patient safety culture among nurses within the critical care environment. Methodology: An observational study was conducted at a central hospital in Portugal employing the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture (HSPSC) questionnaire. Results: The study encompassed 57, nurses predominantly female (73.7%), aged 25–64. Most participants were general nurses (77.2%), with a significant proportion (61.4%) working in the emergency department and possessing an average tenure of 13 years at the facility. The perception of critical patient safety culture (CPSC) was predominantly positive (40.6%), varying by department, with intensive care nurses reporting the highest positivity rates. Teamwork was identified as a strong point, receiving 80.7% positivity, highlighting it as a well-established domain in the CPSC, whereas other domains were recognised as requiring enhancements. Conclusions: The study pinpointed both strengths and weaknesses within the CPSC, offering a foundation for developing targeted strategies to bolster patient safety culture in critical care settings. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-555bcd8009344120a18120bc1eef2dcf2025-08-20T01:55:45ZengMDPI AGNursing Reports2039-439X2039-44032024-07-011431792180610.3390/nursrep14030133Patient Safety Culture in the Context of Critical Care: An Observational StudyInês Oliveira0Cristina Costeira1Joana Pereira Sousa2Cátia Santos3Médio Tejo Local Health Unit, 2304-909 Tomar, PortugalSchool of Health Science Campus 2, Polytechnic of Leiria, Morro do Lena, Alto do Vieiro, Apartado 4137, 2411-901 Leiria, PortugalSchool of Health Science Campus 2, Polytechnic of Leiria, Morro do Lena, Alto do Vieiro, Apartado 4137, 2411-901 Leiria, PortugalSchool of Health Science Campus 2, Polytechnic of Leiria, Morro do Lena, Alto do Vieiro, Apartado 4137, 2411-901 Leiria, PortugalBackground: A robust safety culture is essential for ensuring high-quality healthcare delivery. From a nursing perspective, especially among critical patients, it fosters ongoing improvement by highlighting areas that need attention. Aims: This study aimed to evaluate the perception of patient safety culture among nurses within the critical care environment. Methodology: An observational study was conducted at a central hospital in Portugal employing the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture (HSPSC) questionnaire. Results: The study encompassed 57, nurses predominantly female (73.7%), aged 25–64. Most participants were general nurses (77.2%), with a significant proportion (61.4%) working in the emergency department and possessing an average tenure of 13 years at the facility. The perception of critical patient safety culture (CPSC) was predominantly positive (40.6%), varying by department, with intensive care nurses reporting the highest positivity rates. Teamwork was identified as a strong point, receiving 80.7% positivity, highlighting it as a well-established domain in the CPSC, whereas other domains were recognised as requiring enhancements. Conclusions: The study pinpointed both strengths and weaknesses within the CPSC, offering a foundation for developing targeted strategies to bolster patient safety culture in critical care settings.https://www.mdpi.com/2039-4403/14/3/133patient safetyincident reportingquality of healthcarecritical carenursing |
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| title | Patient Safety Culture in the Context of Critical Care: An Observational Study |
| title_full | Patient Safety Culture in the Context of Critical Care: An Observational Study |
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| title_short | Patient Safety Culture in the Context of Critical Care: An Observational Study |
| title_sort | patient safety culture in the context of critical care an observational study |
| topic | patient safety incident reporting quality of healthcare critical care nursing |
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