Sheikhbaklu, M and Baghaei, R and Hemmati Maslak Pak, M (2013) PATIENTS SAFETY STATUS IN INTENSIVE CARE UNIT OF URMIA HOSPITALS FROM NURSES VIEWPOINT. The Journal of Urmia Nursing and Midwifery Faculty, 11 (6). pp. 404-409.
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Abstract
Patient safety is central to high quality care, and keeping it in a standard level can lead to success in accessing the treatment outcomes. This study evaluates the patients' safety status in intensive care unit of Urmia hospitals from nurses' viewpoint. Materials & Methods: In a cross- correlation study, 167 nurses working in the intensive care units of Urmia educational and non-educational hospitals participated in this study by using census sampling method. The data collected by using a valid and reliable patient safety status assessment questionnaire. They were analyzed by descriptive and analytical statistics. Results: The results of the study showed that most of the nurses assessed the patient safety status in intensive care units of Urmia hospitals in good level. T test results showed that there isn’t any significant difference the patients' safety status in education and non-educational hospitals. Conclusion: Intensive care unit is a critical part of hospitals because the incidence of any complication or medical error can lead to critical outcomes during offering services to patients. Familiarity with standards of care by nurses can minimize the errors and complications and it can improve patient health
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Intensive care unit, Patient safety, Nurse |
| Subjects: | R Medicine > RT Nursing |
| Depositing User: | Unnamed user with email gholipour.s@umsu.ac.ir |
| Date Deposited: | 06 Feb 2018 06:51 |
| Last Modified: | 31 Mar 2019 05:43 |
| URI: | http://eprints.umsu.ac.ir/id/eprint/4279 |
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