Nurses’ Willingness to Report Near-Miss And Their Perception of Patients’ Safety Culture

Ahmed Mohamed Ebrahim, Salwa; Ali Mohamed Ismail, Shaimaa

doi:10.21608/ejhc.2021.207219

Nurses’ Willingness to Report Near-Miss And Their Perception of Patients’ Safety Culture

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ Assistant Professor of Nursing Administration,Faculty of Nursing, Beni Suef University, Egypt.

² Lecturer of Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing-Cairo University, Egypt.

10.21608/ejhc.2021.207219

Abstract

Background: Reporting of near-miss safety events is commonly assumed to enhance
safety in organizations, as such reporting enables managers to identify and address accident
risk factors. Aim: This study aimed to explore nurses’ willingness to report near-miss and
their perception of patients’ safety culture. Methodology: A cross-sectional descriptive
research design was used to conduct this research. A convenient sample of 300 nurses over a
period of four months, were recruited from Beni suef university hospital and Beni-Suef
Chest Hospital. Three tools were used as follow; a sociodemographic form; nurses’
willingness to report near-misses scale and nurses’ perception of patient safety culture.
Results: There was a significant positive linear correlation between nurses’ willingness to
report near-misses and their perception of patient safety culture at r. 0.568, and p. value
<0.01. Also, the ANOVA analysis explained that critical department, experience, and
attended training courses had a high-frequency positive effect on nurses’ willingness to
report near-misses. Conclusion: Nurses generally showed a moderate willingness to report
near-misses and a moderate perception of patient safety culture. Recommendation: Integrate
near-miss reporting and patient safety education into staff training to increase nurses’
awareness
of the value of near-misses reporting which will significantly improve patient
safety.

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