Regulation and current status of patient safety content in pre-registration nurse education in 27 countries: Findings from the Rationing - Missed nursing care (RANCARE) COST Action project

Validation of the Attitudes to Patient Safety Questionnaire for Nursing Students in the Spanish Context

“…In fact, Lamponi et al [27] concluded that it is necessary to conduct studies with broader samples to con rm the factorial structure of the APS questionnaire. This may be due to the idiosyncrasies of patient safety in each context [3]. In our case, it may also be because the questionnaires assess different professions, as was the case with the H-PEPSS questionnaire [13], initially validated with a sample of recent Canadian graduates in pharmacy, medicine and nursing but adapted and validated by Bressan et al [15] for Italian nursing students, with relevant modi cations in the structure and items of the questionnaire.…”

“…This is notable because the desirable result would be that the scores progressively improve throughout the 4 academic years, indicating a progressive acquisition of competencies. Different authors [3,37] recommend that competencies regarding patient safety be addressed throughout the different academic years and linked to experiences related to patient safety during clinical practicums [6]. In our studies, competencies in patient safety are addressed in the third year, and there is no progressive strategy available to acquire these competencies.…”

“…The available evidence does not clarify the most appropriate strategies for incorporating patient safety into nursing curricula [3,5] or the most effective educational interventions to ensure the acquisition of competencies [6,7]. Similarly, there is a gap in the evaluation of knowledge, skills and attitudes about patient safety [8], making it necessary to have validated tools to determine which are the most appropriate curricular strategies and educational interventions.…”

“…In the USA, the Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) initiative was developed, establishing a framework with 6 competencies that should be included in nursing curricula [2]. In Europe, there is no similar strategy available to improve patient safety education for future nurses [3]. In Spain, Mira et al [4] concluded that it is necessary to review the curricula, the objectives of clinical practicums and teaching methodologies to address competencies in patient safety.…”

Care accommodation in the acute care setting: Missed care or not?

“…Globally, there is a continued focus on delivering safe, quality, patient‐centred care to improve patient outcomes (Kirwan, Riklikiene, Gotlib, Fuster, & Borta, 2019; World Health Organisation, 2017). However, internationally health care services are challenged in delivering quality care in busy, demanding environments, often lacking resources (Jangland, Teodorsson, Molander, & Muntlin, 2018).…”