This study aims at providing the basic data for establishing a safe medical environment by investigating and identifying the perception of doctors and nurses, working at general hospitals, about the public disclosure of medical errors and the patient ...
This study aims at providing the basic data for establishing a safe medical environment by investigating and identifying the perception of doctors and nurses, working at general hospitals, about the public disclosure of medical errors and the patient safety culture as well as their relationships.
Participants of this study were 267 doctors and nurses working in the general hospital in Geyonggi-do, and data were collected using the self-report questionnaire from July 1 to August 31, 2018.
It was found that the responsibility of the health care practitioner for the public disclosure of medical errors is high, but the perception about positive and negative effects of the disclosure is somewhat low. In addition, the health care practitioners with direct experiences of medical errors, their perception about the effect of the public disclosure of medical errors was found to be more negative as well as their perception about the report on medical errors.
Moreover, it was found that there is a direct relationship between the perception about the public disclosure of medical errors and the patient safety culture, and verified that the perception of the health care practitioner for the public disclosure of medical errors is one element of the patient safety culture.
In conclusion, in order to raise the awareness about the patient safety culture through the public disclosure of medical errors, it would be necessary to prepare the guideline and systematic education on the public disclosure of medical errors as well as the social and institutional environment suitable for the public disclosure of medical errors and the programs for supporting of the health care practitioners experiencing medical errors.