Factors Affecting Patient Safety Culture And Medical Error Prevalence In Emergency Services

¹Ondokuz May�s University, Vocational High School of Health Services, Samsun
²Ondokuz May�s University,Faculty of Health Sciences, Samsun
³Ondokuz May�s University, Medical School, Samsun

Emergency service is a unit where necessary precautions are taken in order to prevent health condition of a person who has a health problem due to any reason to worsen and which has unique working conditions. Emergency service is a very complex unit with high patient load when compared with other units of the hospital. Emergency units accept patients with the need of acute care. On the other hand situations such as the high quantity of the patients in the emergency service and low quantity of the healthcare professionals, crowdedness of the working environment, communication insufficiency, problems with teamwork, interruption of the activities and assignment of multiple missions threaten patient safety and may increase tendency for medical errors.

Keywords:

Acil Serviste Hasta G�venli�i K�lt�r�n� ve T�bbi Hata Prevalans�n� Etkileyen Fakt�rler

¹Ondokuz May�s �niversitesi, Sa�l�k Hizmetleri Meslek Y�ksek Okulu, Samsun
²Ondokuz May�s �niversitesi, Sa�l�k Bilimleri Fak�ltesi, Samsun
³Ondokuz May�s �niversitesi, T�p Fak�ltesi, Samsun

Acil servis; sa�l�� herhangi bir nedenle bozulmu� bir ki�inin, o andaki sa�l�k durumunun daha da k�t�le�mesini engellemek amac�yla gereken �nlemlerin al�nd��, kendine �zg� �al��ma ko�ullar� olan bir birimdir. Acil servis, hastanenin di�er b�l�mleriyle kar��la�t�r�ld��nda y�ksek hasta y�k�ne sahip, olduk�a kompleks bir �nitedir. Acil servisler akut bak�m aray��nda olan hastalar� kabul etmektedir. Bununla birlikte acil serviste yayg�n olarak g�r�len hasta say�s�n�n fazlal��, �al��an sa�l�k bak�m profesyoneli say�s�n�n azl��, ileti�im yetersizli�i, ekip �al��mas� ile ilgili problemler, �al��ma ortam�n�n kalabal�k olmas�, i�lerin kesintiye u�ramas� ve birden �ok g�revin y�klenilmesi gibi durumlar hasta g�venli�ini tehdit etmekte ve t�bbi hataya e�ilimi art�rabilmektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler:

Tu�ba ��narl�, Zeliha Ko�, H�z�r Ufuk Akdemir, Celal Kat�. Factors Affecting Patient Safety Culture And Medical Error Prevalence In Emergency Services. Journal of Health and Nursing Management. 2020; 7(1): 169-175

Corresponding Author: Tu�ba ��narl�, T�rkiye