A comparative on effects of Patient Safety Knowledge, Patient Safety Attitude, Patient Safety Management Activity and Nursing Competency in Clinical Practice and Simulation Practice based on Patient Safety

Objectives This study attempted clinical practice and simulation practice based on patient safety for nursing students to compare and analyze the effects on patient safety knowledge, patient safety attitude, patient safety management activity, and nursing competency. Methods The subjects of the study were 75 people, 38 in the clinical practice group and 37 in the simulation practice group, with a non-equivalence comparison group pre-post quasi-experimental design. Both groups were educated on patient safety concepts and cases before practice. The clinical practice group experienced patient care in a general ward and reflected on the safety situation. The simulation practice group directly performed nursing to solve nursing problems through scenarios. Data were collected from September to November 2023 and analyzed using the SPSS 24.0 program. Results The pretest and posttest results of both group showed statistically significant improvements in patient safety knowledge, patient safety management activity, and nursing competency. In a comparison of the results of the two practice groups, the only statistically significant difference was found for patient safety knowledge. Conclusions Based on Patient safety practice has become an effective educational method to improve nursing students' patient safety management activities and nursing competency. Furthermore, the results of this study suggest further research to refine the effects of patient safety management competency.