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Development and Psychometric Analysis of a Nurses' Attitudes and Skills Safety Scale

Year: 2016

Type: article

Abstract: Health care organizations have incorporated updated safety principles in the analysis of errors and in norms and standards. Yet no research exists that assesses bedside nurses' perceived skills or attitudes toward updated safety concepts. The aims of this study were to develop a scale assessing nurses' perceived skills and attitudes toward updated safety concepts, determine content validity, and examine internal consistency of the scale and subscales. Understanding nurses' perceived skills and attitudes about safety concepts can be used in targeting strategies to enhance their safety practices.

Source: Journal of Nursing Care Quality

DOI: 10.1097/ncq.0000000000000216

Authors: Gail E. Armstrong, Mary Dietrich, Linda Norman, Jane Barnsteiner, Lorraine Mion

Institutions: Vanderbilt University, University of Colorado Anschutz, University of Pennsylvania

Language: English

Topic: Patient Safety and Medication Errors

Subfield: Emergency Medical Services

Field: Health Professions

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funders: National Institutes of Health, National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences