Kamile Altuntuğ , Assis . Prof . Dr . Necmettin Erbakan University , Konya , TR kaltuntug @ yahoo . com Vesile Koçak , Research assistant Necmettin Erbakan University , Konya , TR and . sile @ hotmail . com Prof Emel Ege Nursing Department , Necmettin Erbakan , Konya , TR emelege @ hotmail . com
RELATION BETWEEN THE PROFESSIONALISM AND PATIENT SAFETY ATTITUDES OF THE NURSES AND MIDWIVES WORKING IN THE DEPARTMENT OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY
Problem Definition : Prenatal patient safety is the most important part of the optimal health care of the mother and babies . This research has been conducted to determine the relation between the professionalism and patient safety attitudes of the nurses and midwives working in the department of obstetrics and gynaecology . Method : The research is a descriptive study . This study was carried out among 89 persons including 42 midwives and 47 nurses which make the 76 % of the population . The data was collected by the survey form created by the researchers , " Patient Safety Attitude Scale " ( PSAS ) that is used to measure the patient safety attitudes of the nurses and midwives and " Professional Attitude Inventory " that evaluates professional attitudes . Then the data was analyzed by a computer program . Findings : 48,3 % of the participants stated they made medical error . Inefficacy of nurses and midwives was determined in the study by 36 % to be the factor that has an effect on the failure of patient safety . 91 % of the participants didn ' t create a report on the error made , and 67,4 % stated they were afraid to be punished when they made a error . A significant correlation was found between the Professional Attitude Inventory and Patient Safety .
Keywords : Patient Safety , Attitude , Professionalism , Nurse Congress Topics : Managing Conflict to Create An Effective Team
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