Perceived Patient Safety Culture Among Nursing Personnel, the Thonburi-Chumphon Hospital

Abstract

               The purpose of this descriptive study was to explore the perception of patient safety culture among nursing personnel in the Thonburi-Chumphon Hospital.  The samples were 116 nursing personnel in the hospital. The research instrument was a  patient safety culture questionnaire that was developed by Kanokwan Methaphan (2013). Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics.

                The results showed that the overall patient safety culture in the Thonburi-Chumphon Hospital was at a moderate level (=3.63, SD=0.36). Considering the results of subscale of patient safety culture, the study revealed that there were 5 subscale of patient safety culture at moderate level, including Non punitive Response to Error, staffing, Handoffs & Transitions,  Communication Openness , Frequency of Events Reported Meanwhile, there were 7 subscale of patient safety culture at high level, including Supervisor/Manager Expectations & Actions Promoting Patient Safety, Organizational Learning -Continuous Improvement,  Teamwork Within Units, Management Support for  Patient Safety, Feedback & Communication about Error, Teamwork Across Units, and Overall Perceptions of Patient Safety  These findings could be used as fundamental information for hospital administrators to improve patient safety management and enhancing patient safety culture in the hospital.

Keywords: Patient Safety, Patient Safety Culture, Nursing Personnel