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Nurse survey finds increased awareness of patient safety

Ambulatory Safety Monitor, May 11, 2006

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Nurses are increasingly focused on improving patient safety, according to a report by Nursing2006 that will run in its May issue.

Nearly 5,000 nurses from ambulatory centers, hospitals, and long-term care facilities answered the survey, which gauged nurses' perceptions about patient safety with 40 questions covering staffing issues, prevention of adverse events, and other safety topics. Significant findings include:

• Respondents listed poor communication as the most significant factor related to medical errors, followed by human errors and system failures.
• Fifty-seven percent of respondents agree or strongly agree with disclosure of errors to patients, yet only 48% said their facility has a policy for disclosing errors.
• Only 42% of respondents said they were well educated about patient safety in nursing school.
• Eighty-two percent of respondents get patient-safety information from staff meetings, followed by journal articles (80%) and e-mails (75%).

Click here to view the results of the Nursing2006 patient-safety survey.

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