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. 2025 May 12;24:506. doi: 10.1186/s12912-025-03156-z

Table 2.

Comparison of psychological capital scores of nurses’ second victims with different patient safety incident (X ± SD, n = 423)

Item Category Frequency(%) Psychological capital score Statistical value P Post-hoc

The type of patient safety incident

(Recent)

①Medication errors 154(36.40) 89.87 ± 15.61 2.015b 0.029

①>②

①>⑤

⑩>②

⑩>⑤

③>②

③>⑤

②Pipeline slippage 92(21.70) 85.73 ± 16.66
③Pressure ulcers 15(3.50) 96.27 ± 9.97
④Falls/beds 39(9.20) 90.36 ± 13.89
⑤Specimen collection error 17(4.00) 82.12 ± 13.65
⑥Transfusion reactions 9(2.10) 84.67 ± 14.24
⑦Infusion reactions 23(5.40) 90.96 ± 12.23
⑧Drug extravasation 30(7.10) 89.80 ± 11.28
⑨Special events (lost, suicide) 3(0.70) 79.33 ± 11.93
⑩Other events 41(9.70) 93.27 ± 12.19
The level of patient safety incident (Recent) ①Level I 3(0.70) 51.00 ± 1.00 13.685b <0.001

④>②

④>③

⑤>②

⑤>③

②Level II 17(4.00) 83.65 ± 13.34
③Level III 115(27.2) 83.70 ± 15.12
④Level IV 131(31.00) 91.27 ± 13.27
⑤Unrated 157(37.10) 92.63 ± 13.99

Degree of responsibility

(Recent)

①Primary Responsibilities 70(16.50) 86.87 ± 13.68 2.854b 0.037

③>①

③>②

②Secondary Responsibilities 98(23.20) 87.06 ± 14.61
③No Responsibilities 178(42.10) 91.53 ± 14.00
④Unclear 77(18.20) 88.25 ± 17.38
Whether the patient’s family understands(Recent) Yes 332(78.50) 89.80 ± 14.69 2.956a 0.053 -
No 26(6.10) 82.62 ± 17.39
Not informed 65(15.40) 88.32 ± 14.18

Form of Processing

(Recent)

Department discussions 277(65.50) 89.65 ± 15.06 0.672b 0.570 -
In-system discussions 30(7.10) 87.63 ± 14.69
Nursing Department discussion 52(12.30) 86.75 ± 12.61
Not reported 64(15.10) 89.48 ± 15.81
Punish(Recent) Yes 137(32.40) 89.43 ± 14.37 0.084a 0.772 -
No 286(67.60) 88.98 ± 15.11

Whether they were supported

(Recent)

Yes 105(24.80) 90.58 ± 14.54 12.554a <0.001 -
No 318(75.20) 84.73 ± 15.00
Number of patient safety incident (within a year) 1 350(82.70) 89.55 ± 15.18 1.050b 0.351 -
2 46(10.90) 86.20 ± 13.39
≥ 3 27(6.40) 88.67 ± 12.66

a: T-test of two independent samples, t-value; b: ANOVA, F-value, Post-hoc: LSD

c: Kruskall Wallis test, H-value