Nurs Health Sci. 2016 Jun;18(2):163-71. doi: 10.1111/nhs.12237. Epub 2015 Aug 26.

Patient safety education and baccalaureate nursing students' patient safety competency: A cross-sectional study.

Nursing & health sciences

Nam-Ju Lee, Haena Jang, Su-Yeon Park

PMID: 26306563 DOI: 10.1111/nhs.12237

Abstract

This cross-sectional study examines baccalaureate nursing programs in South Korea to determine how and to what extent patient safety education was delivered, and to assess nursing students' patient safety competency. The Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) student evaluation survey and a Patient Safety Competency Self-Evaluation tool were used. We distributed 234 surveys to senior students in four nursing schools; 206 (88%) students responded to the survey. The majority of students (81.6%) reported that they had received patient safety education during coursework. Patient safety education was delivered primarily by lecture rather than during laboratory or simulation sessions. The degree of coverage of QSEN competency and the students' self-reported competency in total and attitude scores showed statistical differences among nursing schools. Students' attitude score was significantly higher than skill and knowledge. Our results confirm the need to revise the nursing curriculum and to use various teaching methods to deliver patient safety education more comprehensively and effectively. Furthermore, there is a need to develop an integrated approach to ensuring students' balanced competency.

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Keywords: Baccalaureate; Competency-Based Education; Cross-sectional study; Education; Nursing; Patient safety; South Korea; Students

MeSH terms

• Clinical Competence / standards
• Competency-Based Education / standards
• Cross-Sectional Studies
• Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / standards
• Female
• Humans
• Male
• Patient Safety / standards
• Republic of Korea
• Students, Nursing*
• Surveys and Questionnaires
• Young Adult

Publication Types

• Journal Article