Central European Journal of Nursing and Midwifery - Ahead of Print
Self-reported competencies in patient safety and influencing factors: a preliminary study among healthcare students
Dominika Kohanová, Daniela Bartoníčková, Andrea Sollárová, Dana Zrubcová, Andrea Botíková
Cent Eur J Nurs Midw. X:X 
Aim: The study aimed to evaluate the self-reported competencies of healthcare students in patient safety within academic and clinical settings and to identify factors influencing these competencies. Design: A cross-sectional study. Methods: The study was conducted between February and June 2024 among 282 healthcare students (nursing, midwifery, and paramedicine) from two faculties in the Slovak Republic. The Health Professional Education in Patient Safety Survey (H-PEPSS) was used to measure six key dimensions of patient safety competencies. Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics, with correlations explored between competencies...
A comparison of digital health competence and associated factors among Czech nurses using online versus paper-based data collection methods: a cross-sectional study
Petra Mandysová, Kristina Mikkonen, Marco Tomietto, Erika Jarva, Zuzana Červenková, Jaroslav Pekara, Martin Krause
Cent Eur J Nurs Midw. X:X
Aim: To compare digital health competence (DHC) and associated factors among Czech nurses from various healthcare settings, using online versus paper-based data collection methods. Design: A cross-sectional survey. Methods: Data were collected from October 2023 to July 2024. The survey included demographic and professional data, along with two DHC instruments: DigiHealthCom and DigiComInf, translated from English to Czech. Descriptive analysis, likelihood ratio (LR), χ² and Fisher’s exact tests, and the Mann-Whitney U test were used to analyze the data. Results: The survey was fully completed by 263 nurses. Significant differences were...
Outcomes of the triage process in Croatian emergency departments: a retrospective study using the Australasian Triage Scale
Kata Ivanišević, Ivan Nižić
Cent Eur J Nurs Midw. X:X
Aim: To evaluated the effectiveness of the Australasian Triage Scale (ATS) in Croatian emergency departments by analyzing hospitalization, mortality, and discharge rates across different triage categories. Design: A retrospective cohort study. Methods: A total of 68,165 adult patients treated in the emergency department of the Clinical Hospital Center, Rijeka between January 1 and December 31, 2023. Patients were triaged into Australasian Triage Scale levels 1 to 5, and their outcomes – including hospital admissions, discharges, and mortality – were analyzed. Statistical significance was assessed using chi-square tests for categorical variables,...