TY  - JOUR
T1  - The Relationship Between Nurses' Evaluation of Working Environments and Tendency to Medical Error
TT  - Hemşirelerin Çalışma Ortamlarını Değerlendirmeleri ile Tıbbi Hataya Eğilim Düzeyleri Arasındaki İlişki
AU  - Er, Fatma
AU  - Kızılkeçi, Cihan Volkan
PY  - 2025
DA  - August
Y2  - 2025
DO  - 10.46413/boneyusbad.1494699
JF  - Bandırma Onyedi Eylül Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri ve Araştırmaları Dergisi
PB  - Bandırma Onyedi Eylül Üniversitesi
WT  - DergiPark
SN  - 2687-2145
SP  - 362
EP  - 372
VL  - 7
IS  - 2
LA  - en
AB  - Aim:  The aim of this study is to determine the relationship between nurses' evaluations of their work environment and levels of tendency towards medical errors.Material and Method: The population of this cross-sectional study consisted of nurses working in Malatya province a University Hospital. Since the study aimed to cover the entire population, no sample size was calculated and in the research, no any sample selection method was used. The research was completed with 219 nurses who participated in the research voluntarily. Data were collected using the "Personal Information Form", "Practice Environment Scale-Nursing Work Index" and the "Medical Error Tendency Scale in Nursing". Results: The nurses’ “Practice Environment Scale-Nursing Work Index” total mean score was calculated as 2.3 ± 0.57, suggesting that their attitudes towards work environment was moderate. In addition, the nurses’ “Medical Error Tendency Scale” in Nursing total mean score was calculated as 227.86±28.66, suggesting that they had low medical error tendency. A weak positive relationship was found between the nurses’ “Practice Environment Scale-Nurse Work Index” and “Medical Error Tendency Scale in Nursing” total mean scores.Conclusion: It was found that nurses' evaluation of their work environment were at a moderate level and their tendency to make medical errors was at a low level, and their tendency to make medical errors decreased as their perceived work environment increased positively.
KW  - Nurses
KW  - Medical Error Tendency
KW  - Work environment
N2  - Amaç: Bu araştırmanın amacı, hemşirelerin çalışma ortamlarını değerlendirmeleri ile tıbbi hataya eğilim düzeyleri arasındaki ilişkiyi belirlemektir.Gereç ve Yöntem: Kesitsel türde yapılan bu araştırmanın evrenini, Malatya ilinde bir Üniversite Hastanesi’nde çalışan hemşireler oluşturmaktadır. Araştırmada evrenin tamamına ulaşılması amaçlandığından, örneklem büyüklüğü hesaplanmadı ve herhangi bir örneklem seçim yöntemi kullanılmadı. Araştırmaya gönüllü olarak katılan 219 hemşire ile araştırma tamamlandı. Veriler, “Kişisel Bilgi Formu”, “Hemşirelik İş İndeksi-Hemşirelik Çalışma Ortamını Değerlendirme Ölçeği” ve “Tıbbi Hataya Eğilim Ölçeği” ile toplandı. Bulgular: Araştırmaya katılan hemşirelerin “Hemşirelik İş İndeksi Ölçeği” toplam puan ortalaması 2.3 ±  0.57 olarak hesaplanmış ve hemşirelerin çalışma ortamına yönelik değerlendirmeleri orta düzeyde saptandı. “Tıbbi Hataya Eğilim Ölçeği” toplam puan ortalaması 227.86 ± 28.66 olarak hesaplanmış ve hemşirelerin tıbbi hataya eğilim düzeylerinin düşük olduğu belirlendi. “Hemşirelik İş İndeksi-Hemşirelik Çalışma Ortamını Değerlendirme Ölçeği” ile “Tıbbi Hataya Eğilim Ölçeği” arasında pozitif yönde zayıf düzeyde önemli bir ilişki bulundu.Sonuç: Hemşirelerin çalışma ortamlarını değerlendirmelerinin orta düzeyde, tıbbi hataya eğilimlerinin ise düşük düzeyde olduğu ve çalışma ortamı değerlendirmeleri olumlu yönde artıkça tıbbi hata yapma eğilimlerinin azaldığı belirlendi.
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