A comparative study of patient safety in the intensive care units

• Published in: Nursing open Vol. 9; no. 5; pp. 2381 - 2389
• Main Authors: Atashzadeh‐Shoorideh, Foroozan, Shirinabadi Farahani, Azam, Pishgooie, Amir Hosein, Babaie, Mohadese, Hadi, Nazanin, Beheshti, Maryam, Zadeh, Ensieh Fathollah, Skerrett, Victoria
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.09.2022; John Wiley and Sons Inc; Wiley
• Subjects: Accreditation; Catheters; Health care policy; health professionals; Health services; hospitalized patients; Hospitals; Injuries; Intensive care; intensive care units; Medical errors; Nosocomial infections; Nurses; Nursing care; Ostomy; Patient safety; Pediatrics; Safety standards; Workloads; United States > US; health professionals; hospitalized patients; patient safety; nurses; intensive care units
• ISSN: 2054-1058; 2054-1058
• DOI: 10.1002/nop2.1252

Aim This study aimed to assess patient‐safety principles in ICUs. Design This is a descriptive‐comparative study. Methods The research environment includes ICUs of hospitals affiliated to the two universities of medical sciences in Tehran. Sampling was done by census using Time and Event Sampling methods. Research instrument was “Patient Safety Principles Checklist”. Data analysis was performed using SPSS‐20 and descriptive‐inferential statistics with a significance level of 0.05. Results There is no significant difference (p‐value = .15) in the level of observance of patient‐safety principles in two university‐affiliated hospitals A (133.26 ± 9.14) and B (128.16 ± 18.01). Evaluation of the mean scores obtained in each dimension and in each of the ICUs was showed that only in dimension No.3 the difference was significant (F[68,2] = 5.20, p‐value = .008) and in the AICUs (16.13 ± 1.8) (p‐value = .04), it was significantly lower than other ICUs. Identifying risk factors for the patient’s immunity reduces the side effects of patient care.