NURSES’ PATIENT SAFETY COMPETENCIES IN ACEH PROVINCE, INDONESIA
ABSTRACT: To determine the
level of nurses‟ patient safety competencies in Aceh, Indonesia. Methods: A
descriptive study was conducted to randomly recruit 207 nurses in a hospital in
Banda Aceh, Indonesia. The nurses‟ patient
safety competencies was measured by using the Patient Safety
Competencies of Nurses Questionnaire (PSCNQ) which was a self-reported, 29-item
questionnaire rated on a 4-point Likert scale (1 to 4), developed based on the
Canadian Patient Safety Institute‟s Safety
Competencies.
Result: More than half of nurses participated in the study were less than
30 years old, with a mean age of 31 years. The majority was female, married,
earned diploma degree, and had working experience of 1-10 years. The overall
nurses‟ patient safety competencies was at a high level. The area that
nurses reported highest competency was “use personal protective equipment”.
Whereas the area they reported lowest competency was “maintain the documents of
adverse events and report each adverse event.”
Conclusion: The study findings suggested that Acehnese nurse leaders
should further maintain and promote nurses‟ patient
safety competencies. Studies exploring factors contributing to nurses‟ patient safety competencies together with utilizing other data
collection methods, such as observation is worth investigated.
Author: Rahmad Julianto,
Pratyanan Thiangchanya, Nongnut Boonyoung
Journal Code: jpkeperawatangg140004