Open Access, Peer-reviewed
pISSN 1225-9330
eISSN 2288-4955
    J Korean Acad Nurs Adm. 2015 Sep;21(4):405-416. Korean.
    Published online Sep 30, 2015.
    https://doi.org/10.11111/jkana.2015.21.4.405
    Copyright © 2015 Korean Academy of Nursing Administration
    Original Article

    A Comparative Study on Perception of Patient Safety Culture and Safety Care Activities: Comparing University Hospital Nurses and Small Hospital Nurses

    Bo Kyoung Cha,1 and Jung Choi2
      • 1Department of Nursing, Hanseo University, Korea.
      • 2Department of Nursing, Ansan College, Korea.
    • Corresponding author: Choi, Jung. Department of Nursing, Ansan College, 752 Il-dong, Sangnok-gu, Ansan 15328, Korea. Tel: +82-31-400-7109, Fax: +82-31-400-7107, Email: jchoi@ansan.ac.kr
    Received July 03, 2015; Revised September 11, 2015; Accepted September 14, 2015.

    This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/), which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

    Abstract

    Purpose

    The purpose of this study was to compare perception of patient safety culture and safety care activities between university hospital nurses (group A) and small hospital nurses (group B).

    Methods

    Using a structured questionnaire, data were collected from 246 university hospital nurses and 223 small hospital nurses working in Seoul or Gyeonggi Province. Descriptive statistics, x2-test, ANCOVA, t-test, ANOVA with the SPSS package were used for data analysis.

    Results

    Total score for perception of patient safety culture and 3 subcategories of perception of patient safety culture were statistically significantly higher for group B compared to group A. Operation room nursing, falls, and bed sore scores in patient safety care activities were statistically significantly higher for group A than for group B.

    Conclusion

    The study findings suggest that the specific characteristics by size should be considered when developing effective patient safety culture in hospitals.

    Keywords
    Patient safety; Safety management; Hospitals; Nurses

    Tables

    Table 1
    General Characteristics of Participants

    Table 2
    Perception of Patient Safety Culture & Safety Care Activities between University Hospital Nurses and Small Hospital Nurses (N=469)

    Table 3
    Perception of Patient Safety Culture and Safety Care Activities of the University Hospital Nurses by Demographic Characteristics (N=246)

    Table 4
    Perception of Patient Safety Culture and Safety Care Activities of the Small Hospital Nurses by Demographic Characteristics (N=223)

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    MeSH Terms
    Gyeonggi-do
    Humans
    Nursing
    Patient Safety*
    Pressure Ulcer
    Safety Management
    Seoul
    Statistics as Topic
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