Staff Nurses Perception Regarding Speaking up about Patient Safety

Background: Culture of safety in health care environment and speaking up by staff nurses is a principal aspiration of the current patient safety movement, and sustaining a strong safety culture is seen as imperative to the delivery of safe, high quality and cost-effective patient care. Aim: This study aimed to assess the perception level of staff nurses regarding speaking up about patient safety. Research design: Descriptive design was utilized in this study. Setting: This study was conducted in Cardiovascular Surgery Hospital, which affiliated to Ain Shams University Hospitals. Subject: The study subject consisted of all 119 staff nurses. Data collection Tools: one tool was used in this study: Speaking up about patient safety questionnaire. Results: 54% of the studied staff nurses had high perception level of total speaking up about patient safety 26% have moderate perception level and 20% of them have low perception level. Conclusion: Educational level, years of experience and attendance of training program for nurses about regarding speaking up about patient safety have direct effect on the degree of staff nurses’ perception regarding speaking up about patient safety. Recommendation: Create appropriate culture that makes it easy to speak up about patient safety concerns. Hire proper and qualified staffing who have a culture that values patient safety through assess the nurses' safety knowledge and practice in staffing process.