KNOWLEDGE REGARDING PATIENT SAFETY AMONG NURSING STUDENTS AT SELECTED SETTING, LUCKNOW

Abstract

Patient Safety is a fundamental principle of health care. Burnout among clinicians both nurses and physicians has consistently been linked to patient safety risks, and some studies show that higher number of patients per nurse is correlated with increased risk of burnout among nurses. The high intensity nature of nurses’ work means that nurses themselves are at risk of committing errors while providing routine care. Interruptions have been tied to an increased risk of errors, particularly medication administration errors. In literature less attention has been paid to the perception of patient safety