Background and Objectives: Patient safety is a global concern that can be influenced by the components of working system in medical settings. The present study was carried out to investigate the relationship between the working systems of nursing staff with patients’ safety in Zanjan hospitals in 2014. Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional study, nurses were recruited to the s...

Abstract Introduction: Use of progressive technology, clinical skills and caring methods appropriate to critical situations of patient in intensive Cardiac Care Unit is probably related to professional errors and disorder in patient safety. There is a little data about this subject. Objective: The aim of this study was to explore professional errors and patient safety in Cardiac Care Unit. Meth...

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Introduction and Aims: Improving patient safety is one of the main pillars of health services. On the other hand, the professional communication between the health team members and some personality characteristics of nurses, such as Assertiveness, can affect the quality of services provided to the patient. Therefore, this study aimed to determine how safety culture is associated with nurse-phys...

Background and Aim: Medication is a very important part of care and therapeutic services in health service delivery units. Therefore, medication errors in hospitals may cause serious problems in patient care and, even, death. This study aimed to determine the relationship between the type of medication errors reported and patient safety standards in a public hospital in Tehran, Iran. Materials...

Introduction: One of the most important challenges of health system in all countries is patient safety risks. That reduces ensures of patient safety. So, recognition of these incidents, categorize and prioritize them in order to formulate policy interventions should be considered. Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out in clinical wards of an Educational- Therapeutic Hospital in...