Factors that influence the implementation of patient's safety culture by ward nurses in district general hospital

Abstract

This study aims to determine the influencing factors of patient safety culture implementation by ward nurses in the hospital. This research used descriptive correlation with cross-sectional approach. The study population was 205 respondents. Data obtained by distributing valid and reliable questionnaires. Univariate and bivariate data were analyzed using chi-square test. The results showed that 60.5% of nurses had good patient safety knowledge. A total of 57.5% of nurses had high motivation and stated that leader behaviors supported patient safety implementation (54.6%). In another hand, 51.2% of nurses said they had implemented patient safety culture. In the next analysis, there was a significant relationship between nurses' knowledge, the motivation of patient safety, and the behavior leaders with its implementation of patient safety culture (p<0.05). This study shows the individual factors influence the implementation of patient's safety culture in hospital.