Hemşirelik Öğrencilerinin Hasta Güvenliği Yetkinliği: Öz-Değerlendirme Düzeyleri ve İlişkili Faktörler

Öz

Hasta güvenliği yetkinliği önlenebilir hatalar nedeniyle görülen hasta zararını en aza indirme yeteneği olarak ortaya çıkan bir önemli bir kavramdır. Bu araştırmada, hemşirelik öğrencilerinin hasta güvenliği yetkinliği öz-değerlendirme düzeylerini belirlemek amacıyla yapılmıştır. Araştırma, tanımlayıcı olarak tasarlanmış ve bir devlet üniversitesinin hemşirelik bölümü üçüncü ve dördüncü sınıfındaki 189 öğrenciyle yürütülmüştür. Araştırma verileri “Hasta Güvenliği Yetkinliği Öz Değerlendirme Aracı (HGYÖD)” ve “Kişisel Bilgi Formu” kullanılarak toplanmıştır. Veriler Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) 25.0 programı kullanılarak analiz edilmiştir. Veriler ortalama, standart sapma, medyan, sayı, yüzde ve korelasyon analizi kullanılarak raporlanmıştır. Öğrencilerin toplam HGYÖD puan ortalaması 3,95±0,41, alt boyutlarının ortalaması sırasıyla bilgi (3,59±0,55), beceri (3,89±0,46) ve tutum (4,20±0,58) olarak bulunmuştur. Kadınların beceri ve tutum alt boyutlarından aldıkları puanlar erkeklerden (t=2,658, p=,009; t=2,111, p=,036; t=3,208, p=,002), hasta güvenliği ile ilgili bir eğitim alanların bilgi boyutundan aldıkları puan eğitim almayanlara göre anlamlı derecede yüksek bulunmuştur (t=4,222, p=0,000). Öğrencilerin hasta güvenliği yetkinliği öz-değerlendirme düzeylerinin ortalamanın üzerinde olduğu bulunmuştur. Hasta güvenliği ile ilgili verilen eğitimler bilgi ve beceri yetkinliğini arttırmaktadır. Öğrencilerin hasta güvenliği yetkinliğini arttırmak için seçmeli ders, kurs, seminer vb. etkinliklerden en azından birine katılım sağlaması, mevcut eğitimlerin simülasyon ve ters yüz öğrenme yöntemlerine benzer yeni öğrenme yöntemleri ile desteklenmesi önerilmektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Hasta Güvenliği
• Hasta Güvenliği Yetkinliği
• Hemşirelik Öğrencisi
• Klinik Yeterlilik
• Tutum

Nursing Students’ Competence in Patient Safety: Self-Assessment and Related Factors

Öz

Patient safety competence is an important concept defined as the ability to minimize patient harm resulting from preventable errors. This study has been carried out to determine the self-assessment level of patient safety competence among nursing students. The research was designed as a descriptive study and conducted with 189 third and fourth-year students from the nursing department of a state university. Data were collected using the “Patient Safety Competency Self-Assessment Tool (PSCST)” and a “Personal Information Form.” Data were analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) 25.0 program and reported using mean, standard deviation, median, numbers, percentages and correlation analysis. The average total PSCST score of the students was 3.95±0.41. The sub-dimension averages were found to be 3.59±0.55 for knowledge, 3.89±0.46 for skills, and 4.20±0.58 for attitudes. Female students scored significantly higher than male students in the skills and attitudes sub-dimensions (t=2.658, p=.009; t=2.111, p=.036; t=3.208, p=.002). Students who received training related to patient safety scored significantly higher in the knowledge dimension compared to those who did not receive such training (t=4.222, p=0.000). The students’ patient safety competency self-assessment levels were found to be above average. Training on patient safety enhances knowledge and skills. It is recommended that students participate in at least one of the following activities—such as elective modules, courses or seminars—to improve their competence in patient safety, and that existing training programmes be supplemented with new learning methods similar to simulation and flipped learning.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Patient Safety
• Patient Safety Competency
• Nursing Student
• Clinical Competence
• Attitude

Kaynakça

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