J Korean Acad Soc Nurs Educ.  2018 Nov;24(4):358-366. 10.5977/jkasne.2018.24.4.358.

Factors Influencing the Patient Safety Management Activity of Nursing Students

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  • 1Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing, Cheongju University, Korea. jksminam@naver.com

Abstract

PURPOSE
This purpose of this study was to identify the level of knowledge and attitude of patient safety and patient safety management activity (PSMA) and identify influencing factors of PSMA in nursing students.
METHODS
The participants were 210 fourth-year nursing students in C and G city. Data were collected with structured questionnaires from October 10 to November 10, 2017. Descriptive statistics, t-test, one way ANOVA, Pearson's correlation and multiple regression with SPSS 21.0 were used.
RESULTS
As a result, the level of knowledge of patient safety was 9.05, attitude of patient safety was 4.07, and PSMA was 4.22. The factors influencing PSMA were knowledge and attitude of patient safety. The regression model explained 77% of PSMA.
CONCLUSION
Based on the results of this study, it is suggested that a systematic education program considering factors influencing the patient safety management activities of nursing students be developed.

Keyword

Knowledge; Attitude; Nursing students; Patient safety; Safety management

MeSH Terms

Education
Humans
Nursing*
Patient Safety*
Safety Management
Students, Nursing*
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