Nurses' Safety Attitude and their Readiness for Quality Improvement
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Nursing and health Science - Year 2018, Vol 7, Issue 6
Abstract
Background:Nowadays, increasing attention has been devoted tothe patient safety culture within health administrative departments and healthcare organizations. Aim: The study aims to investigate nurses' safety attitude and their readiness for quality improvement at Main University Hospital- Alexandria. Method: A demographic questions and the SAQ and CQI Readiness surveys were distributed among the study subjects to collect data about their attitudes regarding patient safety and their readiness for quality improvement. Results: It was found that there was a highly statistically significant difference between nurses’ safety attitude with their readiness for quality improvement. Managers should keep in track for changing nurses' attitude toward quality as a worthy goal, notify them with a clear and constant standard of care to be familiar with and engaged them in all steps of the quality cycle to be responsible for quality outcomes.
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Ghada Mohamed Hamouda, Sally Mohammed FargalyAbd El-Aliem
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