J Korean Acad Nurs Adm.  2015 Mar;21(2):184-192. 10.11111/jkana.2015.21.2.184.

Factors Affecting Nursing Students' Practice of Patient Safety Management in Clinical Practicum

• Choi SH
• Lee H

• KMID: 2321300
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.11111/jkana.2015.21.2.184

Abstract

PURPOSE
This study was done to assess nursing students' practice of patient safety management (PSM), identify factors affecting PSM and provide basic data to develop education programs to strengthen students' competencies for patient safety.
METHODS
In this descriptive research the practice of PSM by nursing students was examined and predictive factors were identified. Participants were junior and senior nursing students from 7 universities in 7 cities. Self-report questionnaires were used for data collection.
RESULTS
Significant positive correlations were found between knowledge of PSM, perception of the importance of PSM and practice of PSM. In multivariate analysis, women students, participation in patient safety education in school, knowledge of PSM, and practice of PSM predicted high perception of the importance of PSM. In multivariate analysis, senior year and participation in patient safety education in school predicted higher knowledge of PSM. In multivariate analysis, perception of the importance of PSM predicted high practice of PSM.
CONCLUSION
In this study, knowledge was not found to directly affect PSM practice, but was found to affect the perception of the importance of PSM, a significant predictive variable. Thus, the importance of PSM should be strongly emphasized during education.

Keyword

Students; Patient safety; Perception; Knowledge; Practice

MeSH Terms

Data Collection
Education
Female
Humans
Multivariate Analysis
Nursing*
Patient Safety*
Surveys and Questionnaires
Students, Nursing

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