The Opinions and Practices of Nursing Students About Preoperative Patient Safety

Aim: This study was conducted to examinethe opinions and practices of sophomore nursing students about preoperativepatient safety.

Method: This descriptive study wasconducted from November 2016 to April 2017 by attendance of 219 sophomorenursing students who are practicing in the surgery departments of twouniversity hospitals and meet the criteria of the study. For collection ofdata, the data collection form was used, which has been developed by theresearchers in line with the literature and includes two parts. The necessaryinstitutions and ethics committee permits were obtained before starting theresearch. Descriptive statistics and chi-square test were used for dataanalysis.

Results: It was found out that the averageage of the attending students was 20.29±1.65 (years) and 50.2% of them havechosen the profession because of high employment opportunity. It was foundthat, of the students, 33.8% have taken lesson for patient safety and 26.9% haveparticipated in training events such as seminars, courses, etc. about patientsafety. When the situation of carrying out the preoperative patient safetypractices by them, it was found that the first three preoperative practicescarried out by the students attended the study were measurement of vital signs,checking patient identification and verification of the operation siterespectively.

Conclusion: In this study, it was found outthat the majority of students did not participate in any training program forpreoperative patient safety; however, they performed some applications forpatient safety. In line with these results, it can be suggested to increase theknowledge of preoperative patient safety practices by organizing trainingactivities for patient safety and by ensuring the participation of students inthese activities and comparing the information and application levels of thelarger sample groups with all classes. 

Cite this article as: Seyhan-Ak, E., Kandemir, D., Ayoğlu, T., Ayhan, M. K. (2019). The opinions and practices of nursing students about preoperative patient safety. FNJN Florence Nightingale Journal of Nursing, 27(1), 26-37