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An Examination of Factors That Predict the Perioperative Culture of Safety
Author(s) -
Wright M. Imelda,
Polivka Barbara,
Abusalem Said
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
aorn journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.222
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1878-0369
pISSN - 0001-2092
DOI - 10.1002/aorn.13373
Subject(s) - perioperative , perioperative nursing , certification , safety culture , patient safety , medicine , nursing , emergency medicine , intensive care medicine , surgery , health care , political science , management , law , economics
The perioperative setting is an intricate, complicated work environment in which patients are vulnerable to adverse events. Using a convenience sample, we examined relationships between the length of perioperative nurse experience, perioperative nurse engagement, and an OR culture of safety. We explored differences in safety culture scores based on CNOR certification status. There was no significant relationship between the length of perioperative nurse experience and the level of OR culture of safety. However, perioperative nurse engagement had a significant relationship with an OR culture of safety ( P < .001), and this factor was a significant predictor of an OR culture of safety ( P < .001). Perioperative nurses who held CNOR certification had significantly higher culture of safety scores compared with those who did not ( P = .004). Additional research on perioperative nurse engagement and factors relating to patient safety may help perioperative leaders develop and implement engagement strategies.