Safety attitudes among doctors and nurses in an Emergency Department of an Australian hospital
Document Type
Journal Article
Publication Title
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
Publisher
JCDR Research and Publications
School
School of Medical and Health Sciences
RAS ID
31405
Abstract
Introduction Safety attitudes have been investigated in a number of countries across different hospital departments, however there are few studies including Emergency Departments. Aim To investigate doctors’ and nurses’ attitudes towards patient safety in Emergency Department in an Australian hospital. Materials and Methods A cross-divtional research design was used. The participants included 51 doctors and nurses who completed a Safety Attitudes Questionnaire (SAQ) and reported the number of errors they had witnessed over the last year. Multivariate and univariate analysis was used to compare mean subscale scores of safety attitudes between doctors vs. nurses. Results The findings showed doctors had comparatively positive safety attitudes compared to nurses, who rated teamwork climate, safety climate, unit management and work conditions particularly low. Both doctors and nurses had low opinions of hospital management and working conditions. Doctors and nurses with longer tenures and those who reported a higher number of medical errors had good safety attitudes. Conclusion This study provides an insight into the safety attitudes of doctors and nurses employed in an Emergency Department in an Australian hospital. Further investigation into the relationship between safety attitudes, error rates and reporting should be performed in future studies.
DOI
10.7860/JCDR/2019/40742.12820
Access Rights
free_to_read
Comments
Alzahrani , N., Jones, R., & Abdel-Latif, M. E. (2019). Safety Attitudes among Doctors and Nurses in an Emergency Department of an Australian Hospital. Journal of Clinical & Diagnostic Research, 13(4). https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2019/40742.12820