군 병원 간호사의 의사소통능력, 비판적 사고성향, 환자안전문화 인식이 환자안전역량에 미치는 영향

• Published in: 한국직업건강간호학회지 Vol. 29; no. 2; pp. 123 - 132
• Main Authors: 윤숙희, 이태화, 맹순주, 권재은
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Korean
• Published: 한국직업건강간호학회 31.05.2020; Korean Academic Society Of Occupational Health Nursing
• Subjects: 간호학; 환자안전; 의사소통; 바판적 사고; 환자안전문화; Nurses; Critical thinking; 간호사; Patient safety; Safety culture; Communication
• ISSN: 2287-2531; 2466-1856
• DOI: 10.5807/kjohn.2020.29.2.123

Purpose: This study examined the influence of nurses' communication competency, critical thinking disposition, and perception of patient safety culture on patient safety competency in armed forces hospitals. Methods: A crosssectional design was employed with a convenience sample of 204 nurse officers from four armed forces hospitals in South Korea. Data were collected through a self-administered questionnaire from August 10~23, 2019, and analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson’s correlation coefficients, and multiple regression. All analyses were conducted using SPSS for Windows 21.0. Results: Patient safety competency scores were 4.35±0.40 for patient safety attitudes, 3.63±0.64 for patient safety knowledge, and 3.94±0.51 for patient safety skill. Communication competency, critical thinking disposition, and perception of patient safety culture were positively correlated with patient safety competency. Communication competency (β=.30, p=.002) and perception of patient safety culture (β=.24, p=.001) were identified as particularly important factors influencing patient safety competency. Conclusion: This study’s results suggest that education programs to enhance communication competency and patient safety culture could increase patient safety competency among nurses in armed forces hospitals.