Patient safety culture among European cancer nurses-An exploratory, cross-sectional survey comparing data from Estonia, Germany, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To explore the differences in perceived patient safety culture in cancer nurses working in Estonia, Germany, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom.

Design

An exploratory cross-sectional survey.

Methods

In 2018, 393 cancer nurses completed the 12 dimensions of the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture.

Results

The mean score for the overall patient safety grade was 61.3. The highest rated dimension was "teamwork within units" while "staffing" was the lowest in all four countries. Nurses in the Netherlands and in the United Kingdom, scored higher on "communication openness", the "frequency of events reported", and "non-punitive response to errors", than nurses from Estonia or Germany. We found statistically significant differences between the countries

SUBMITTER: Sharp L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6899826 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature