Current status and influencing factors of nursing safety quality of geriatric care institutions in Shanghai

Abstract

Objective To understand the current status and influencing factors of nursing safety management of geriatric care institutions in Shanghai. Methods Adopted questionnaire and experts spot-supervision to survey 25 geriatric nursing hospitals and 12 community health care centers which had more than 200 beds. The questionnaire had four parts including nature of institutions, general information of the managers, nursing risk management status and nursing safety quality status. Results The average score of nursing safety quality was (14.12±2.03) points, there was no statistical significance in nature of institution, size of the institutions, age, education background, professional title, managerial experience, effect of nursing risk report and assessment and contingency plan (P> 0.05), but there was statistical significance in nurse managers′ knowledge about nursing risks, nursing risk management maturity and nurses training(F=2.818, 7.768, 3.555, P<0.05 or 0.01). Multiple linear regression showed that nurse managers′ knowledge about nursing risks, nursing risk management maturity and nurses training were the influence factors of nursing safety quality, and they account for 82.1%, and the regression equation was Y=7.988+0.365X1-0.380X2+0.350X3. Conclusions Strength the construction of nursing management team, perfect nursing management system, regular training could improve nursing safety quality of geriatric institutions in Shanghai. Key words: Aged; Nursing care institutions; Nursing safety