The Relationship between Patient Safety Culture with Nurses’ Safe Performance in Neonatal Intensive Care units of Tabriz-Iran

Abstract

Abstract: Introduction: The Patient safety is one of the basic principles of health care. Because of complexity of the neonatal intensive care (NICU) environment, and vulnerability of neonates, susceptibility of them for medical errors is increased. Because neonatal nurses typically are on the forefront of defense to protect patient safety and also Nursing Safe Performance may be affected from patient safety culture in hospital, then this study was conducted to assess relationship between patient safety culture with nurses’ safe performance in neonatal intensive care units of Tabriz. Method: The study was descriptive- correlation. Sampling method was census and from July to August all nurses (n:99) who had been working in neonatal intensive care units of Tabriz were selected for this survey. Data had been collected through standard questionnaire of hospital survey on patient safety culture and safe practice checklist. Results: The overall mean percentage of positive responses to the 12 dimensions of safety culture was 46 percent and patient safety culture was undesirable. But overall average of safe practice of nurses was 78 percent, their performance were desirable. The Pearson test demonstrated that there was not exist correlation between patient safety culture and nurses’ safe performance. Conclusion: According to the results, various aspects of patient safety culture require immediate attention and action, however the nurses in general demonstrated good performance. Since the hospital management support and commitment for patient safety issues have significant rule in creating positive patient safety culture, so management can offer planned strategies for improving patient safety.