20.500.12556/DKUM-92413 Perceptions of patient safety culture among triage nurses in the emergency department a cross-sectional study The patient safety culture is key to ensuring patient safety in healthcare organizations. The triage environment is inherently demanding for patient safety and is characterized by high stress, rapid decision-making, and quick action. In several countries, including Slovenia, there is a lack of studies on the patient safety culture among triage nurses. This study aimed to assess the perceptions of the patient safety culture among triage nurses. A cross-sectional survey design was used. The Emergency Medical Services-Safety Attitudes Questionnaire, distributed to triage nurses, was used to collect data. A total of 201 triage nurses participated in this study. The results revealed that the overall average perception of the patient safety culture was 57.27% (SD = 57.27), indicating that the perception of the patient safety culture among triage nurses in the emergency department was non-positive and requires improvement. “Job Satisfaction” received the highest score (63.18%; SD = 17.19), while “Working Conditions” received the lowest (49.91%; SD = 17.37). The perception of positive and negative safety culture responses was statistically significant for age (χ2 (3) = 17.750, p ≤ 0.001), education (χ2 (2) = 6.957, p = 0.031) and length of working experience (χ2 (3) = 8.875, p = 0.031). The findings emphasize the significance of improving the safety culture in relation to several areas of patient care during the triage process. This research serves as a crucial foundation for enhancing patient safety in triage, providing quality care, and reducing adverse events. triage patient safety perception safety management emergency medical services triaža varnost pacientov zaznavanje upravljanje varnosti nujna medicinska pomoč true false true MDPI Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Znanstveno delo 2025-04-07 11:51:37 2025-04-07 12:03:18 2025-04-08 03:09:59 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2023 0 0 Str. 1-13 št 24, št. članka 3155 Letn. 11 2023 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 2023-11-02 2023-12-08 2023-12-12 614.2:616-083.98 177262595 10.3390/healthcare11243155 2227-9032 Fekonja_2023_Perceptions_of_Patient_Safety_Culture.pdf Fekonja_2023_Perceptions_of_Patient_Safety_Culture.pdf 1 609A973D09B9C434318B9AD8BF2B44EF 91393fc67afe239c76d4167fc41af47859365ccba6a17938161096e254837ea5 51a90552-1397-11f0-9c98-00155d000105 https://dk.um.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=190051 https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11243155 0 e681967f-1395-11f0-9c98-00155d000105 https://dk.um.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=190050 Fakulteta za zdravstvene vede Medicinska fakulteta 0 0 0