Safety Performance in Acute Medical Care: A Qualitative, Explorative Study on the Perspectives of Healthcare Professionals

Healthcare professionals need specific safety performance skills in order to maintain and improve patient safety. The purpose of this study is to get a deeper understanding of healthcare professionals’ perspective in acute care on the topic of safety performance. This study was conducted using a qua...

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Published in:Healthcare (Basel) 2021-11, Vol.9 (11), p.1543
Main Authors: Heier, Lina, Riouchi, Donia, Hammerschmidt, Judith, Gambashidze, Nikoloz, Kocks, Andreas, Ernstmann, Nicole
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Behavior
Child & adolescent psychiatry
Clinical outcomes
Content analysis
Data analysis
Data collection
Health care
Health services
Interviews
Medical research
Nurses
Nursing education
Nursing schools
Occupational safety
Participation
Patient safety
Pedagogy
Professional ethics
Professionals
Qualitative research
Science
Students
Teams
Training
Work environment
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Summary:Healthcare professionals need specific safety performance skills in order to maintain and improve patient safety. The purpose of this study is to get a deeper understanding of healthcare professionals’ perspective in acute care on the topic of safety performance. This study was conducted using a qualitative approach. Healthcare professionals working in nursing were interviewed using semi-structured interviews. Using content analyzing, categories were identified which present aspects of safety performance; subcategories were developed deductively. A total of 23 healthcare professionals were interviewed, of which 15 were registered nurses, five were nursing students and three were pedagogical personnel. Nine (39.1%) were
ISSN:2227-9032
2227-9032
DOI:10.3390/healthcare9111543