Effects of Geriatric Hospital Nurses' Perception of Patient Safety Culture, Patient Safety Competency, and Self-efficacy on Patient Safety Management Practice

This study was a descriptive research study conducted to identify the factors influencing the patient safety management practice of geriatric hospitals nurses and to secure evidence to find ways to improve patient safety management practice. The subjects were 216 geriatric hospitals nurses and data were collected from September 1 to 20, 2023. Data were analyzed t-test, ANOVA, Scheffe’s test, Pearson correlation coefficients and Multiple linear regression analysis using the SPSS 28.0. Patient safety management practice was positive correlated with perception of patient safety culture(r=.156, p<.05) and self-efficacy(r=.656, p<.001). Factors influencing patient safety management practice were perception of patient safety culture (β=.148, p<.01) and self-efficacy(β=.651, p<.001) and the explanatory power was 44.0%. Based on the results of this study, to promote the practice of patient safety management, to develope a patient safety management practice education program that consider perception of patient safety culture and self-efficacy, and hospital policy that can create perception of patient safety culture.