| Titre : | Patient safety: Knowledge and attitudes of medical and nursing students : Cross-sectional study (2021) |
| Auteurs : | Branislava Brestovački Svitlica ; Maja Šajnović ; Dragana Simin ; Jelena Ivetić ; Dragana Milutinović |
| Type de document : | Article |
| Dans : | Nurse Education in Practice (Vol. 53, May 2021) |
| Article en page(s) : | 103089 |
| Note générale : | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2021.103089 |
| Langues: | Anglais |
| Descripteurs : |
HE Vinci Acquisition de connaissances ; Infirmières et infirmiers ; Savoir ; Sécurité des patients ; Soins infirmiers |
| Résumé : |
Aim
The objective of this study to research medical and nursing students’ level of knowledge of patient safety. Background Patient safety represents the foundation of health care quality, while education represents a requirement which has to be fulfilled to achieve and maintain that quality. Design The research was conducted as a descriptive/analytical cross-sectional survey, with medical and nursing students being the sample (n = 370). Methods The research instrument was the WHO questionnaire “What is Patient Safety? “, which displayed good psychometric characteristics. Results The research results indicate that the study department has a significant influence on the level of students’ knowledge and attitudes to patient safety. Nursing students in their final academic year show statistically significantly higher level of knowledge in relation to the first year students. Medical students are not significantly different, in terms of the level of knowledge and attitudes, in their first and final academic years. Conclusions Knowledge and attitudes regarding patient safety shown by the students in this survey significantly contribute to the comprehension of the necessity of the implementation and development of patient safety course into the existing curricula and syllabi of all colleges and universities related to health care. |
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| En ligne : | https://login.ezproxy.vinci.be/login?url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1471595321001256 |
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