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Reyhani R, Kharghani Moghadam S M, Jafar Jalal E, Reyhani F. Investigating nurses' attitude towards safety culture and teamwork in the neonatal intensive care units in medical training centers of Iran University of Medical Sciences. ioh 2024; 21 (1) : 5
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Iran University of Medical Sciences , Jafarjalal.e@iums.ac.ir
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Background and aims: In any health center, promoting a safety culture is the first step towards reducing medical errors and improving patient safety. One of the contributing factors to safety is effective teamwork. This study, aims to "Investigate nurses' attitudes towards safety culture and teamwork in neonatal intensive care units".
Methods: This descriptive-analytical study was conducted on 124 nurses from the neonatal intensive care units in hospitals in 2022. The data collection tool included questionnaires on demographic characteristics, safety culture attitude, and teamwork attitude using STEPPS (T-TAQ). The data were analyzed with SPSS22 software.
Results: The safety culture of nurses was at a relatively favorable level, with an average of 57.81±14.39. The stress dimension had the highest mean (79.03±18.61) at a favorable level, while the management understanding dimension had the lowest mean (42.59±24.96) at an unfavorable level. The average attitude towards teamwork among the study's nurses was 91.75 ± 12.01. Safety culture had a significant relationship with employment status, shift type, and overtime hours (P<0.005), but no relationship was found between teamwork and demographic characteristics (P>0.005). There was a significant correlation between teamwork and dimensions of safety climate, group climate, working conditions, and perceived stress of safety culture (P<0.005).
Conclusions: Nurses generally hold a favorable view of the safety culture in the workplace, which can be further improved through training to promote safety culture in specialized departments. Effective teamwork is a crucial factor in enhancing patient safety. Policymakers, planners, officials, and managers can foster a safety and patient safety culture by considering teamwork in their hospitals.
Methods: This descriptive-analytical study was conducted on 124 nurses from the neonatal intensive care units in hospitals in 2022. The data collection tool included questionnaires on demographic characteristics, safety culture attitude, and teamwork attitude using STEPPS (T-TAQ). The data were analyzed with SPSS22 software.
Results: The safety culture of nurses was at a relatively favorable level, with an average of 57.81±14.39. The stress dimension had the highest mean (79.03±18.61) at a favorable level, while the management understanding dimension had the lowest mean (42.59±24.96) at an unfavorable level. The average attitude towards teamwork among the study's nurses was 91.75 ± 12.01. Safety culture had a significant relationship with employment status, shift type, and overtime hours (P<0.005), but no relationship was found between teamwork and demographic characteristics (P>0.005). There was a significant correlation between teamwork and dimensions of safety climate, group climate, working conditions, and perceived stress of safety culture (P<0.005).
Conclusions: Nurses generally hold a favorable view of the safety culture in the workplace, which can be further improved through training to promote safety culture in specialized departments. Effective teamwork is a crucial factor in enhancing patient safety. Policymakers, planners, officials, and managers can foster a safety and patient safety culture by considering teamwork in their hospitals.
Article number: 5
Type of Study: Research |
Subject:
Health Education
Received: 2023/08/15 | Accepted: 2024/05/14 | Published: 2024/06/30
Received: 2023/08/15 | Accepted: 2024/05/14 | Published: 2024/06/30
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