Nurse perception of having enough staff and resources to provide quality care improve their likelihood of a positive assessment of patient safety culture two and a half times, according to an article published in the British Medical Journal Quality and Safety.
Researchers surveyed more than 9,000 nurses at 79 acute-care hospitals in Sweden.
In addition to perception of resources improving assessment of safety culture, nurses with direct involvement in patient care and good relationships with other employees in their workplaces also corresponded with better patient safety culture ratings. Work experience did not influence patient safety assessments.
The study concludes perception of safety culture may be more complex than nurse to patient staffing ratios.
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