WHAT DOCTORS AND NURSES IN JEDDAH, KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA, THINK ABOUT HOSPITAL SAFETY
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What for Patient safety is all about making sure that patients don't have to deal with too many risks while they are getting medical care. The point of this research was to find out how doctors and nurses in different hospitals in Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, feel about keeping patients safe. Thought, method, or plan A detailed cross-sectional study was done on a group of doctors and nurses who work in the key hospitals in Jeddah. Eight of the thirty hospitals in Jeddah were picked. Two major hospitals, one public and one private, were picked from the east, west, north, and south of the city. It was done with the Attitudes to Patient Safety Questionnaire III, which was sent out online. For the poll, a 5-point rating was used. It was done with numbers that describe things. We used the independent t-test and ANOVA to see how the two groups compared to each other. A 0.05 level was picked as the statistically important level. How We Found It There were 341 doctors and nurses from eight large public and private hospitals in Jeddah who took part in the study. They were of different genders and fields. What was the average score for "Working hours as error cause"? It was 4.03 (±0.89). What was the average score for "Professional incompetence as error cause"? It was 3.49 (±0.97). With a standard deviation of 0.63, the average score for the whole test was 3.74. We found weak links (-0.119, -0.018, and -0.088) between the average score on the survey and gender, business, and workplace. What this means for real life In order to make hospitals safer places for patients, specific actions need to be taken, like setting up ongoing programmes for professional growth. Also, students at the college level need to learn about how to keep patients safe. So, schools for health workers need to pay more attention to teaching students how to keep patients safe. Originality and value What the study found added to what was already known about how hospitals in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, make sure patients are safe. The study's findings can help guide specific actions that will make hospitals safer places for patients and have better outcomes for those patients.
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