Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Nurses Concerning Patient Safety in Soran City: A Cross-Sectional Study

Abstract

Background: Patient safety has been identified as a global importance health care challenges. There is a rising number of patients’ mortality in hospitals each year because of gaps in patient safety. Knowledge, attitude, and practice of the nurses toward patient safety have a main impact on the delivery of safe patient care.      

Objectives: To assess knowledge, attitude, and practice towards patient safety among nurses.     

Methodology: A cross-sectional design was conducted on 205 nurses working in Soran City of Erbil governorate. A self-reported questionnaire toward patient safety was used between February and March 2025.                                                                                  

Results: The results revealed that the mean age of the nurses was 33.77 years. More than half (51.2%) of them were male. The majority (81.5%) of them were graduated from nursing institute. The majority (57.6%) of them had working experience of ≥ 6 years. The nurse’s level of good knowledge, positive attitude, and good practice towards patient safety was 62.4%, 55.6%, and 48.3% respectively. The multi-variable logistic regression analysis showed that; age, years of experience, working hours per week were factors significantly associated with knowledge towards patient safety. The significant predictors of a positive attitude are age and years of experience. Marital status, years of experience, having information about patient safety during initial education, and receiving training about patient safety were factors significantly associated with practice towards patient safety.  

Conclusion: In the present study, more than half of the nurses had good knowledge and positive attitude towards patient safety, yet only 48.3% engage in good practice. It is necessary to implement patient safety education curricula and focused training sessions.