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. 2020 Jun 17;25(4):296–303. doi: 10.4103/ijnmr.IJNMR_90_19

Table 3.

Percentage of students’ attitude on patient safety

Items Students (n)* Strongly Agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly Disagree
Causes of errors
Making errors in medicine is inevitable. Medical inters 42.30 55.40 0.80 0.80 0.80
Midwives 16.50 60.00 11.80 7.10 4.70
Health officers 20.50 44.90 12.80 17.90 3.80
Nurses 31.10 48.90 8.90 8.90 2.20
There is a gap between what physicians knew as “best care” and what is being provided on a day-to-day basis. Medical interns 14.60 66.90 10.00 7.70 0.80
Midwives 23.50 61.20 8.20 5.90 1.20
Health officers 38.50 50.00 3.80 5.10 2.60
Nurses 22.20 62.20 8.90 6.70 0.00
Competent physicians do not make medical errors that lead to patient harm. Medical interns 3.10 32.30 24.60 38.50 1.50
Midwives 5.90 21.20 11.80 48.20 12.90
Health officers 11.50 29.50 15.40 30.80 12.80
Nurses 22.20 22.20 8.90 33.30 13.30
Most errors are due to things that physicians cannot do anything about. Medical interns 0.80 19.20 44.60 33.80 1.50
Midwives 3.50 22.40 11.80 51.80 10.60
Health officers 3.80 30.80 19.20 42.30 3.80
Nurses 6.70 40.00 26.70 22.20 4.40
Error management
 If I saw a medical error, I would keep it to myself. Medical interns 0.00 3.80 24.60 42.30 29.20
Midwives 2.40 22.40 11.80 37.60 25.90
Health officers 6.40 17.90 19.20 44.90 11.50
Nurses 8.90 24.40 8.90 31.10 26.70
 If there is no harm to a patient, there is no need to address an error. Medical interns 0.00 9.20 26.90 60.00 3.80
Midwives 2.40 11.80 8.20 56.50 21.20
Health officers 7.70 14.10 9.00 42.30 26.90
Nurses 6.70 15.60 15.60 35.60 26.60
 Only physicians can determine the causes of a medical error. Medical interns 1.50 13.80 20.80 54.60 9.20
Midwives 0.00 11.80 2.40 50.60 35.30
Health officers 5.10 9.00 6.40 53.80 25.60
Nurses 4.40 13.30 15.60 40.00 26.70
 Reporting systems do little to reduce future errors. Medical interns 7.70 33.10 13.80 37.70 7.70
Midwives 10.60 31.80 9.40 34.10 14.10
Health officers 7.70 30.80 12.80 29.50 19.20
Nurses 13.30 31.10 13.30 26.70 15.60
 After an error occurs, an effective strategy is to work harder and to be more careful. Medical interns 23.30 53.10 23.10 0.80 0.80
Midwives 37.60 52.90 3.50 3.50 2.40
Health officers 32.10 43.60 11.50 10.30 2.60
Nurses 22.20 55.60 6.70 13.30 2.20
 Physicians should not tolerate uncertainty in patient care. Medical interns 6.20 51.50 37.70 3.80 0.80
Midwives 8.20 32.90 27.10 23.50 8.20
Health officers 9.00 33.30 19.20 33.30 5.10
Nurses 6.70 46.70 24.40 15.60 6.70
 The culture of medicine makes it easy for providers to deal constructively with errors. Medical interns 7.70 32.30 38.50 21.50 0.00
Midwives 11.80 44.70 25.90 17.60 0.00
Health officers 6.40 43.60 28.20 17.90 3.80
Nurses 15.60 28.90 20.00 28.90 6.70
 Physicians routinely report medical errors. Medical interns 4.60 24.60 51.50 19.20 0.00
Midwives 8.20 25.90 20.00 32.90 12.90
Health officers 6.40 16.70 29.50 34.60 12.80
Nurses 20.00 31.10 11.10 22.20 15.60

*Medical interns=130, Midwives=85, Health officers=78, and Nurses=45