Relationship between Perceptions of Organizational Culture with Patients’ Safety Behavior among Nurses in Babol

Background & Aim: Governing organizational culture in hospitals can affect patients’ safety through establishment of behavioral norms among nurses. This study aimed to determine the relationship between nurses’ perception of organizational culture and their performance about patients’ safety ....

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Main Authors: Ezzat Jafarjalal, Hossein Jafarpour, Nahid Dehghan Nayeri, Hamid Haghani
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Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2013-12-01
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Online Access:http://hayat.tums.ac.ir/article-1-611-en.html
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author Ezzat Jafarjalal
Hossein Jafarpour
Nahid Dehghan Nayeri
Hamid Haghani
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description Background & Aim: Governing organizational culture in hospitals can affect patients’ safety through establishment of behavioral norms among nurses. This study aimed to determine the relationship between nurses’ perception of organizational culture and their performance about patients’ safety .   Methods & Materials: In this cross sectional, descriptive-correlation study, we used stratified sampling method to recruit 250 nurses working in general wards and emergency departments of general hospitals in Babol, 2013. Data were collected through questionnaires and were analyzed using the descriptive and inferential statistic tests including the Pearson test, ANOVA test and T-test in the SPSS .    Results: Nurseschr('39') perception of organizational culture was "fairly desirable" (54.5%). Performance of the nurses in the field of patientschr('39') safety was "desirable" (88%). The Pearson test showed that there was a positive and statistically significant correlation between nurses’ perception of organizational culture and their performance in the field of patients’ safety (P<0.01) .   Conclusion: It seems that improving organizational culture in hospitals can enhance nurses’ performance in the field of patientschr('39') safety .
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spelling doaj.art-70c4a0cbe7b949539cec4791164c350e2022-12-21T22:07:13ZfasTehran University of Medical Sciencesحیات1735-22152008-188X2013-12-01193516Relationship between Perceptions of Organizational Culture with Patients’ Safety Behavior among Nurses in BabolEzzat Jafarjalal0Hossein Jafarpour1Nahid Dehghan Nayeri2Hamid Haghani3 Background & Aim: Governing organizational culture in hospitals can affect patients’ safety through establishment of behavioral norms among nurses. This study aimed to determine the relationship between nurses’ perception of organizational culture and their performance about patients’ safety .   Methods & Materials: In this cross sectional, descriptive-correlation study, we used stratified sampling method to recruit 250 nurses working in general wards and emergency departments of general hospitals in Babol, 2013. Data were collected through questionnaires and were analyzed using the descriptive and inferential statistic tests including the Pearson test, ANOVA test and T-test in the SPSS .    Results: Nurseschr('39') perception of organizational culture was "fairly desirable" (54.5%). Performance of the nurses in the field of patientschr('39') safety was "desirable" (88%). The Pearson test showed that there was a positive and statistically significant correlation between nurses’ perception of organizational culture and their performance in the field of patients’ safety (P<0.01) .   Conclusion: It seems that improving organizational culture in hospitals can enhance nurses’ performance in the field of patientschr('39') safety .http://hayat.tums.ac.ir/article-1-611-en.htmlpatient safetyorganizational cultureperceptionnurse
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Relationship between Perceptions of Organizational Culture with Patients’ Safety Behavior among Nurses in Babol
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patient safety
organizational culture
perception
nurse
title Relationship between Perceptions of Organizational Culture with Patients’ Safety Behavior among Nurses in Babol
title_full Relationship between Perceptions of Organizational Culture with Patients’ Safety Behavior among Nurses in Babol
title_fullStr Relationship between Perceptions of Organizational Culture with Patients’ Safety Behavior among Nurses in Babol
title_full_unstemmed Relationship between Perceptions of Organizational Culture with Patients’ Safety Behavior among Nurses in Babol
title_short Relationship between Perceptions of Organizational Culture with Patients’ Safety Behavior among Nurses in Babol
title_sort relationship between perceptions of organizational culture with patients safety behavior among nurses in babol
topic patient safety
organizational culture
perception
nurse
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