Assessing Building Blocks for Patient Safety Culture-a Quantitative Assessment of Saudi Arabia

The study analyzes staffs' perception of a safety culture and their knowledge of safety measures in the hospitals of Saudi Arabia. A cross-sectional study was conducted by considering six different public hospitals from Arar city, and by recruiting 503 nurses. Building blocks of patient safety...

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Published in:Risk management and healthcare policy 2019-01, Vol.12, p.275-285
Main Authors: Alrowely, Zeid, Ghazi Baker, Omar
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Collaboration
Communication
Corporate culture
environment
Hospitals
Medical errors
Nurses
Nursing
Original Research
Patient safety
Patient satisfaction
perception
Perceptions
Population
Response rates
Safety
safety management
Teamwork
Work environment
Workforce planning
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Summary:The study analyzes staffs' perception of a safety culture and their knowledge of safety measures in the hospitals of Saudi Arabia. A cross-sectional study was conducted by considering six different public hospitals from Arar city, and by recruiting 503 nurses. Building blocks of patient safety culture were measured through survey questions. The highest positive rating (81%) was received by both "people support one another in this unit" and "in this unit, people treat each other with respect." Supervisor/manager expectations and actions promoting patient safety was rated neutrally (n = 283; 56%) with an average mean score of 3.17±0.50, which suggested a neutral response by participants. Organizational learning, along with continuous improvement, was positively rated (n = 406; 81%) with an average mean score of 3.93±0.61. It demonstrated that participant nurses neither disagree nor agree on the level of patient safety culture prevailing in their hospital setting.
ISSN:1179-1594
1179-1594
DOI:10.2147/RMHP.S223097