Mohamed, L., khalab, S., Mohamed, A. (2022). Nurses Patients Ratio and its Effect on Patient's Safety. Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal, 10(28), 222-229. doi: 10.21608/asnj.2022.111983.1284
Laila Amin Mohamed; soad Ahmed khalab; Amal Sayed Mohamed. "Nurses Patients Ratio and its Effect on Patient's Safety". Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal, 10, 28, 2022, 222-229. doi: 10.21608/asnj.2022.111983.1284
Mohamed, L., khalab, S., Mohamed, A. (2022). 'Nurses Patients Ratio and its Effect on Patient's Safety', Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal, 10(28), pp. 222-229. doi: 10.21608/asnj.2022.111983.1284
Mohamed, L., khalab, S., Mohamed, A. Nurses Patients Ratio and its Effect on Patient's Safety. Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal, 2022; 10(28): 222-229. doi: 10.21608/asnj.2022.111983.1284
Nurses Patients Ratio and its Effect on Patient's Safety
1Parietal degree of nursing sciences, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University, Egypt.
2Professor of Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University, Egypt.
3Assistant professor of Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University, Egypt.
Abstract
Background: Nurse to patient's ratio having great effect on quality of patients care provided especially patient's safety. Aim: This study aimed to determine the effect of nurse patient's ratio on patient‟s safety. Research design: descriptive, correlational research design was used. Setting: The study was conducted at Assiut Fever Hospital (Isolation, Hemodialysis and Health insurance units). Subject: 55 nurses were observed. Tools : Personal data sheet and patient's safety observational check list were used. Results: Nurses shortage appear in dialysis unit followed by health insurance unit and the highest percentage of shortage appear in isolation unit (53.4%, 61.5%, and 72%). Nurse patient's ratio have positive relation with nurses‟ application of general and medication safety standards in morning shift (0.748, 0.778) respectively. There is a positive relation between the nurse patient's ratio in evening shift (100%), but in night shift was (98.2%) for not met general patient safety standards and 100% for medication safety standards Conclusion: There were statistically significant differences between nurses‟ application of patient's safety standards dimensions and nurse patient's ratio in the three shifts Recommendation: Developing strategies to use nurse patient's ratio effectively and provide continuous training for nurses about national patient's safety standards.
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