Association between work-related factors of the nursing team in patient’s safety culture
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.19175/recom.v13i0.5082Keywords:
Patient Safety, Nursing, Team, Health Services Research, Quality of Health CareAbstract
Objective: To evaluate patient safety culture as a function of nursing work-related variables. Method: A cross-sectional study was conducted with nursing professionals from three hospitals. Data were collection using the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture scale. Results: Dimension 3 (Organizational learning – continuous improvement) had the highest percentage of positive responses (58.2%), whereas dimension 12 (Non-punitive responses to error) presented the lowest (19.2%). Some labor variables were associated with patient safety culture, such as providing direct assistance to patients (p<0.045) and time working in the unit (p<0.014). Conclusion: As patient safety culture can be influenced by work factors, we must evaluate its characteristics to outline quality improvement models aimed at work processes in nursing.