Knowledge of nursing students on patient safety

Knowledge of Nursing and Midwifery Students about Patient Rights

Human is spiritual dimensions that has legal status in health and disease. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the knowledge of nursing and midwifery students about patient rights in Iran Universities of Medical Sciences teaching hospitals’ in 2017. This study was a descriptive cross-sectional study in 2017 with convenience sampling method. Data was collected by a three-part questionnaire...

A Spanish-language patient safety questionnaire to measure medical and nursing students' attitudes and knowledge.

OBJECTIVE To design and validate a questionnaire for assessing attitudes and knowledge about patient safety using a sample of medical and nursing students undergoing clinical training in Spain and four countries in Latin America. METHODS In this cross-sectional study, a literature review was carried out and total of 786 medical and nursing students were surveyed at eight universities from fiv...

Transferring knowledge on patient safety.

Patient Safety in Medical Education: Students’ Perceptions, Knowledge and Attitudes

Patient safety is a new and challenging discipline in the Iranian health care industry. Among the challenges for patient safety improvement, education of medical and paramedical students is intimidating. The present study was designed to assess students' perceptions of patient safety, and their knowledge and attitudes to patient safety education. This cross-sectional analytical study was conduc...

Effects of a senior practicum course on nursing students' confidence in speaking up for patient safety.

As patient advocates, nurses are responsible for speaking up against unsafe practices. Nursing students must develop the confidence to speak up for patient safety so that they can hold themselves, as well as their peers and coworkers, accountable for patients' well-being. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a senior practicum course on confidence for speaking up for patient ...