The Relationship Between Patient Safety Culture and Medical Error Tendency in Surgical Nurses and Affecting Factors
Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Aim: The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of patient safety culture on the tendency of surgical nurses to make medical errors.Method: This study employed a descriptive cross-sectional design.The population comprised 371 nurses, of whom 219 constituted the sample.The data were collected using the Personal Information Form, the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture Version 2.0, and the Malpractice Trend Scale in Nursing.The data were analysed using Student's t-test, one-way analysis of variance, Mann-Whitney U test, Kruskal-Wallis H test, Pearson correlation analysis, and linear regression analysis.Results: A weak negative correlation was observed between the level of patient safety culture and the tendency to make medical errors.Furthermore, an increase in the patient safety culture among surgical nurses was found to result in a decrease in the tendency for medical errors. Conclusions:The findings of this study indicate that a high level of patient safety culture among surgical nurses is associated with a reduced likelihood of medical errors.
Institution: Pamukkale University
Language: English
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W7119503879