A Study to Assess Knowledge and Attitude of Nursing Personnel Regarding Patient Safety in a Selected Hospital of Kolkata, West Bengal

Patient safety is a major area of concern for health care professional especially nurses. So, a study to assess knowledge and attitude of nursing personnel regarding patient safety in a selected hospital of Kolkata, West Bengal was conducted with the aim to assess knowledge and attitude regarding patient safety among nursing personnel, to find association between level of knowledge and attitude with selected demographic variables, and to find relation between knowledge and attitude regarding patient safety. Quantitative descriptive survey research design was adopted to collect data among 100 staff nurses selected by non- probability convenience sampling technique. Demographic proforma, structured knowledge questionnaire regarding patient safety, attitude scale regarding patient safety were administered by self-report method to collect data. Findings revealed, that majority (53%) of the staff nurses have inadequate knowledge, but majority (76%) of the staff nurse have positive level of attitude and there was significant association between level of knowledge with selected demographic variables such as gender, qualification, In service education on patient safety, issues faced regarding patient safety and there was significant association between level of attitude with selected demographic variables such as age, qualification, total years of experience, in service education on patient safety. Low negative correlation (-0.305) was found between knowledge and attitude regarding patient safety. Present study had several implications in nursing practice, education, administration and research.