Assessment of Nurses' Performance Regarding International Patient Safety Goals at Primary Health Care Settings

Background: Patient safety is a major public health concern and one of the priorities in the healthcare system. Nurses play a vital role in enhancing quality of care and safety improvement. Aim: The current study aimed to explore the effect of a training program about international patient safety goals for nurses at primary health care settings. Design: Quasi-experimental research design was used in this study. Setting: This study was conducted in primary health care settings, affiliated to the Ministry of Health and Population in Giza Governorate. Subject: Convenient samples of all nurses working in primary health care settings, included 130. Tools: Two tools were used before and after implementing the training program. 1) Structural interviewing questionnaire (socio- demographic), Part I: Demographic characteristics of the studied nurses. Part II: Nurses' knowledge regarding international patient safety goals. 2) Observational checklist to assess nurses' practice for applying international patient safety goals. Results: More than four fifths of the studied nurses had satisfactory knowledge regarding patient safety goals after a training program. More than four fifths of the studied staff nurses had competent level of practices after implementation of a training program. There was a highly statistically significant positive correlation between the studied nurses’ total level of knowledge and practices regarding international patient safety goals. Conclusion: A training program for nurses was effective and improved their level of knowledge and practices regarding international patient safety goals. Recommendations: It is necessary to implement patient safety programs in different governorates to improve nurses’ patient safety performance.