Abstract
Background:
Patient safety culture is critical for ensuring quality nursing care, yet its role is not fully understood in various health care settings.
Purpose:
To explore the association between patient safety culture and nurses’ perceptions of the quality of nursing care provided in hospitals in the Czech Republic.
Methods:
A correlation study was conducted with 535 nurses from 6 hospitals using the questionnaires Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture 2.0 and Scale of Perception of Nursing Activities that Contribute to Nursing Care Quality.
Results:
Significant associations were found between nursing care quality and dimensions of patient safety culture. Supervisor, manager, or clinical leader support; reporting patient safety events; and handoffs and information exchange were important predictors for improving nursing care quality (P < .05).
Conclusions:
Management support, adverse events, effective communication, and teamwork are essential for improving patient safety and have a significant impact on the quality of nursing care provided and must be properly supported.
Patient safety culture is critical for ensuring quality nursing care, yet its role is not fully understood in various health care settings.
Purpose:
To explore the association between patient safety culture and nurses’ perceptions of the quality of nursing care provided in hospitals in the Czech Republic.
Methods:
A correlation study was conducted with 535 nurses from 6 hospitals using the questionnaires Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture 2.0 and Scale of Perception of Nursing Activities that Contribute to Nursing Care Quality.
Results:
Significant associations were found between nursing care quality and dimensions of patient safety culture. Supervisor, manager, or clinical leader support; reporting patient safety events; and handoffs and information exchange were important predictors for improving nursing care quality (P < .05).
Conclusions:
Management support, adverse events, effective communication, and teamwork are essential for improving patient safety and have a significant impact on the quality of nursing care provided and must be properly supported.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 264-271 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Journal of Nursing Care Quality |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| Early online date | 25 Feb 2025 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Jul 2025 |
Keywords
- acute care
- hospitals
- nurses
- patient safety
- quality nursing care