Nurses’ Adherence to National General Patient Safety Standards in accordance with The General Authority for Healthcare Accreditation and Regulations in Critical Care Units. | ||
| Alexandria Scientific Nursing Journal | ||
| Volume 27, Issue 1, March 2025, Pages 268-280 PDF (300.15 K) | ||
| Document Type: Research articles | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/asalexu.2025.415009 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Hoda Mohamed Abd El Twab1; Fatma Mostafa Baddar2; Heba Farouk Mohamed3 | ||
| 1, Quality Specialist Nursing Department, Alexandria Main University hospital | ||
| 2, Professor Department of Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing, Alexandria University | ||
| 3Lecturer Department of Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing, Alexandria University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Nurses’ adherence to national safety requirements is paramount in healthcare settings. By upholding safety standards, nurses foster a culture of alertness and responsibility, making healthcare safer for everyone. When nurses follow the national general patient safety standards, they help patients receive better care, prevent medical errors, and develop patient-provider confidence. Aim: The study aimed to determine nurses’ adherence to national general patient safety standards set by the General Authority for Healthcare Accreditation and Regulations in Critical Care Units. Settings: The study was conducted at Alexandria Main University Hospital, in all the critical care units of the hospital (N = 10). Subjects: All nurses with permanent employee status working in critical care units (N = 70) Tool: The GAHAR selfassessment tool was used to assess nurses’ adherence level to the National General Patient Safety Standards (N = 11) by the National Safety Requirements (NSRs) through the adoption of three user guides, namely the Nurses’ Knowledge Self-administered Questionnaire. The National General Patient Safety Standard observation checklist and the audit checklist. Results: the current study found that 91.43% of the studied nurses fully met the standards, with a mean percentage score of (86.15%). moreover, (84.28%) of the nurses were found to have met the knowledge adherence level, with a mean score percent of 90.06%, more than three quarters (77.14%) of them partially met the level of documentation with a mean score percent= (69.39%), the majority of studied nurses (90.00%) met the adherence level of observed practices regarding the implementation of national general patient safety standards with a mean percentage score of 87.56%. Also, there was a correlation between the name of the unit where nurses work and the overall level of adherence to national general patient safety requirements by all nurses, (F = 2.423, P<0.020). Recommendation: Nurses' leadership capabilities should be enhanced through continuous training initiatives and workshops, including courses on patient safety standards, proactive supervision, ongoing performance assessment of nurses, and regular audits. Furthermore, sufficient resources should be allocated to ensure nurses' adherence to national patient safety standards. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Nurse adherence; National General Patient Safety Standards; GAHAR; critical care unit | ||
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