Affiliation:
1. Department of Nursing, Konkuk University Hospital, Seoul 05030, Republic of Korea
2. College of Nursing, Institute of Medical Science, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 52725, Republic of Korea
3. College of Nursing, Sahmyook University, Seoul 01795, Republic of Korea
Abstract
Background: Operating rooms (ORs) are healthcare areas that are high-risk regarding patient safety (PS). The prevention of PS errors such as wrong-site surgery, medication errors, and patient falls is important in the OR. Causes such as having insufficient information, not taking enough care and precautions, and inattention may lead to errors. Ensuring PS in an organization depends on the composition of a PS culture. Method: This study, as equivalent-control-group pretest–posttest research, aimed to develop and apply a simulation-based patient safety education program for operating room nurses and then to examine the influence of the program on patient safety management and compliance. Participants included a total of 45 operating room nurses: 22 in the experimental group and 23 in the control group. In the program, each member of the experimental and control groups underwent two 60 min sessions for a total of 120 min. Person-to-person individual lectures and simulation-based practice were provided to the experimental group, whereas booklets and person-to-person individual lectures were provided to the control group. Compliance with patient safety, the perception of patient safety culture, and satisfaction were measured using a structured Likert questionnaire. Intervention effects were analyzed using a t-test and ANCOVA. Results: As a result of the analysis, we found that the experimental group was significantly higher in terms of compliance with patient safety (p = 0.021), the perception of patient safety culture (p = 0.039), and education satisfaction (p < 0.001) than the control group. Conclusions: The results indicate that implementing a simulation-based patient safety education program can improve the patient safety competency of operating room nurses and, ultimately, prevent patient safety accidents in the operating room.
Subject
Health Information Management,Health Informatics,Health Policy,Leadership and Management
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