Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2023, 14(2):852-859 | DOI: 10.15452/cejnm.2022.13.0026

Patient safety culture during Covid-19 pandemic as perceived by nursing students on their clinical placements

Daniela Bartoníčková1,2, Dominika Kohanová1, Katarína Žiaková1
1 Department of Nursing, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Comenius University in Bratislava, Slovakia
2 Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Palacký University in Olomouc, Czech Republic

Aim: To investigate the perception of patient safety culture of nursing students on their clinical placement during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Design: A cross-sectional study.

Methods: Data were collected using the online form of the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture for Nursing Students, between January and March 2021. The respondents were 248 nursing students from the Czech Republic.

Results: Although overall level of patient safety was high in nursing students, the recommended limit of over 75% was not achieved in any dimension. Factors that influenced assessment of individual dimensions included age, student status, form of study, current clinical placement, and clinical supervision. Overall level of patient safety was found to be a predictor of the values of individual dimensions.

Conclusion: The role of nursing students during the Covid-19 pandemic was invaluable. However, it is important to raise awareness about adverse events in nursing students in the Czech Republic.

Keywords: Covid-19 pandemic, clinical placement, nursing student, patient safety, patient safety culture

Received: June 14, 2022; Revised: October 10, 2022; Accepted: October 18, 2022; Prepublished online: March 4, 2023; Published: June 5, 2023  Show citation

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Bartoníčková D, Kohanová D, Žiaková K. Patient safety culture during Covid-19 pandemic as perceived by nursing students on their clinical placements. Central European Journal of Nursing and Midwifery. 2023;14(2):852-859. doi: 10.15452/cejnm.2022.13.0026.
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