As a result of advances in medical science and technology; significant improvement in healthcare has occurred. But, this improvement has its drawback on patient safety, as patients increasingly suffer from adverse events due to hospitalization and medical management. As a result to this situation, 'patient safety' has emerged as a distinct health care discipline which can help health team to develop a culture of patient safety (1). Usually, medical errors blamed on a person error and attributes these to human factors like forgetfulness, carelessness, poor motivation and negligence. This approach, absolves the institutions from any responsibility. On the other hand, the "systems approach" is based on the hypothesis that humans will make errors
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A study estimated that up to eighteen percent of hospitalized patients are injured due to medical error (8). While, in developing countries the burden of unsafe care is unclear; where inappropriate infrastructure, technology and insufficient or even unskillful human resources have caused higher possible risk of harm to the patient in hospitals and in primary care compared with developed countries (7). Assessment of current safety culture in a healthcare organization is the first step to identify the most problematic areas for improvement, since healthcare staff knowledge, attitudes and pattern of behaviors are critical in the promotion of the workplace climate needed to secure an organizational culture of safety …show more content…
The teaching of 'patient safety' was highly supported by students and needs to be included in medical curriculum on an urgent basis (13). Another study in Italy (2012) found that Physicians’ knowledge of evidence-based safety practices was inconsistent, while Positive attitudes about patient safety were revealed by responses (14). Also in Attitudes related to patient safety issues are positive among health care professionals in Lithuania (15). Among Medical and paramedical students in Iran (2015), they were familiar with medical errors as an unavoidable barrier between ‘best care’ and what is actually provided. However, there was little knowledge about the multi-factorial mechanisms underlying occurrence of errors
A study estimated that up to eighteen percent of hospitalized patients are injured due to medical error (8). While, in developing countries the burden of unsafe care is unclear; where inappropriate infrastructure, technology and insufficient or even unskillful human resources have caused higher possible risk of harm to the patient in hospitals and in primary care compared with developed countries (7). Assessment of current safety culture in a healthcare organization is the first step to identify the most problematic areas for improvement, since healthcare staff knowledge, attitudes and pattern of behaviors are critical in the promotion of the workplace climate needed to secure an organizational culture of safety …show more content…
The teaching of 'patient safety' was highly supported by students and needs to be included in medical curriculum on an urgent basis (13). Another study in Italy (2012) found that Physicians’ knowledge of evidence-based safety practices was inconsistent, while Positive attitudes about patient safety were revealed by responses (14). Also in Attitudes related to patient safety issues are positive among health care professionals in Lithuania (15). Among Medical and paramedical students in Iran (2015), they were familiar with medical errors as an unavoidable barrier between ‘best care’ and what is actually provided. However, there was little knowledge about the multi-factorial mechanisms underlying occurrence of errors