Table 3.

Patients’ safety and nurses’ sense of safety.

Sense of Safety	Overall Assessment of Patients’ Safety
Staff Feel That They Are Severely Punished without Forgiveness for Their Errors	Low	Medium	High	p
	n (%)	n (%)	n (%)
I do not agree	143 (35.7)	374 (40.4)	246 (49.4)	<0.001
I have no opinion	150 (37.4)	414 (44.7)	181 (36.3)
I agree	108 (26.9)	138 (14.9)	71 (14.3)
Important Information on a Patient is Often Lost during Shift Change
I do not agree	224 (55.9)	618 (66.7)	407 (81.7)	<0.001
I have no opinion	89 (22.2)	195 (21.1)	53 (10.6)
I agree	88 (21.9)	113 (12.2)	38 (7.6)
Things “Disappear somewhere” while a Patient is being Moved from One Ward to Another
I do not agree	299 (74.6)	723 (78.1)	437 (87.8)	<0.001
I have no opinion	63 (15.7)	156 (16.8)	41 (8.2)
I agree	39 (9.7)	47 (5.1)	20 (4.0)
Staff Feel they can Question Supervisors’ Decisions or Actions
I do not agree	273 (68.1)	508 (54.9)	241 (48.4)	<0.001
I have no opinion	87 (21.7)	330 (35.6)	174 (34.9)
I agree	41 (10.2)	88 (9.5)	83 (16.7)
In The Ward It Is Discussed How To Prevent Further Errors
I do not agree	174 (43.4)	185 (20.0)	55 (11.0)	<0.001
I have no opinion	100 (24.9)	233 (25.2)	63 (12.7)
I agree	127 (31.7)	508 (54.9)	380 (76.3)
Staffs are Informed about Changes Implemented Based on Reports about Committed Negligence and Errors.
I do not agree	143 (35.7)	168 (18.1)	49 (9.8)	<0.001
I have no opinion	101 (25.2)	215 (23.2)	76 (15.3)
I agree	157 (39.2)	543 (58.6)	373 (74.9)
Actions of Hospital’s Management Show that Patient Safety is a Priority Issue
I do not agree	254 (63.3)	278 (30.0)	76 (15.3)	<0.001
I have no opinion	106 (26.4)	364 (39.3)	140 (28.1)
I agree	41 (10.2)	284 (30.7)	282 (56.6)

Note: p-value; the results of Chi-square test.