A comparative study of patient safety in the intensive care units
Foroozan Atashzadeh‐Shoorideh,
Azam Shirinabadi Farahani,
Amir Hosein Pishgooie,
Mohadese Babaie,
Nazanin Hadi,
Maryam Beheshti,
Ensieh Fathollah Zadeh,
Victoria Skerrett
Affiliations
Foroozan Atashzadeh‐Shoorideh
Department of Psychiatric Nursing and Management, School of Nursing & Midwifery, Shahid Labbafinezhad Hospital Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences Tehran Iran
Azam Shirinabadi Farahani
Department of Pediatric Nursing, Nursing & Midwifery School Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences Tehran Iran
Amir Hosein Pishgooie
Aja University of Medical Sciences Tehran Iran
Mohadese Babaie
Student Research Committee, School of Nursing & Midwifery Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences Tehran Iran
Nazanin Hadi
Student Research Committee, School of Nursing & Midwifery Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences Tehran Iran
Maryam Beheshti
Student Research Committee, School of Nursing & Midwifery Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences Tehran Iran
Ensieh Fathollah Zadeh
School of Nursing & Midwifery Flinders University of Medical Sciences Adelaide Australia
Victoria Skerrett
School of Nursing & Midwifery Birmingham City University Birmingham UK
Abstract Aim This study aimed to assess patient‐safety principles in ICUs. Design This is a descriptive‐comparative study. Methods The research environment includes ICUs of hospitals affiliated to the two universities of medical sciences in Tehran. Sampling was done by census using Time and Event Sampling methods. Research instrument was “Patient Safety Principles Checklist”. Data analysis was performed using SPSS‐20 and descriptive‐inferential statistics with a significance level of 0.05. Results There is no significant difference (p‐value = .15) in the level of observance of patient‐safety principles in two university‐affiliated hospitals A (133.26 ± 9.14) and B (128.16 ± 18.01). Evaluation of the mean scores obtained in each dimension and in each of the ICUs was showed that only in dimension No.3 the difference was significant (F[68,2] = 5.20, p‐value = .008) and in the AICUs (16.13 ± 1.8) (p‐value = .04), it was significantly lower than other ICUs. Identifying risk factors for the patient’s immunity reduces the side effects of patient care.
