Physicians', Nursing, pharmacists' and Epidemiologists' Attitudes towards Patients Safety at Health Care Centers departments

Abstract

The culture of health safety among doctors, nurses, and pharmacists in health care centers or hospitals is a major factor that enhances and ensures patient safety, and is an important aspect of providing health care services to patients and maintaining the safety of them and their health care providers effectively. However, there are significant patient health and safety issues in most healthcare centers and hospitals. Therefore, this study aims to evaluate physicians', nursing, pharmacists' and epidemiologists' attitudes towards patient safety at health care centers. The study sample consist (120) patriciates from physicians', nursing, pharmacists' and epidemiologists, Spearman’s Rho was utilized to analyze the correlation between the number of reported occurrences and each component of the SAQ. The results indicated that the average score for each SAQ dimension was below 75%, suggesting that nurses and physicians usually possessed suboptimal safety attitudes. This was particularly evident in the areas of stress detection (58.1%) and opinions of hospital administration (56.9%). Nurses reported considerably lower scores on the cooperation climate component compared to physicians (p < .01), whereas physicians reported significantly lower scores on the hospital work circumstances dimension than nurses (p < .01). A substantial negative link existed between the frequency of reported mistakes and collaboration atmosphere, job satisfaction, and working circumstances. The safety attitudes of physicians and nurses working in emergency departments in Saudi hospitals are suboptimal and correlate with the frequency of reported mistakes. Safety training initiatives and managerial assistance are likely the most effective means to enhance safety attitudes and performance in Saudi emergency departments.