(2113) NURSING STUDENTS' PRACTICES AND PERCEPTION REGARDING THE SAFETY OF CRITICALLY ILL PATIENTS

摘要

Introduction: Patient safety is the cornerstone for better quality health care and nursing education.Also, there is evidence about how patient safety is addressed in healthcare professional curricula andhow organizations develop safe practitioners is limited. Aim: assess the practices and perception ofnursing students regarding the safety of critically ill patients. Materials and Methods: A descriptivedesign was followed in this study. The study was conducted in the critical care units affiliated toAlexandria Main University Hospital namely (Unit I, Unit III, and Triage unit). Tool I: Critical CarePractices of Safety Measures Observational Checklist. Tool II: Students' Unsafe Clinical PracticesPerception Sheet. Results: The majority of nursing students had fair total practice score. Fifty threepercent of nursing students had fair total perception. Recommendation: Nursing curriculum shouldincorporate concepts and principles that guide nursing students in developing caring, safe, competentand professional behavior and should be developed for the nursing students based on the WHOpatient safety topics which will focus on patient safety.