Table 2 Classroom and clinical self-reported patient safety domains scores for undergraduate nursing students (n = 732)
Patient safety areas | Setting | Mean (SD) | Effect size | Paired t-test (t and p value) | Agree/strongly agree | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | % | χ2 2-tail p value | |||||
Culture of safety | Classroom | 3.91(0.65) | −0.02 | t = −0.96 p = 0.34 | 558 | 76.17 | χ2 = 0.19 p = 0.66 |
Clinical | 3.94(0.68) | 565 | 77.17 | ||||
Work in teams with other health professionals | Classroom | 4.1(0.60) | 0.14 | t = 9.34 p = 0.00 | 618 | 84.47 | χ2 = 13.70 p = 0.00 |
Clinical | 3.93(0.61) | 562 | 76.8 | ||||
Communicating effectively | Classroom | 3.92(0.66) | 0.11 | t = 7.41 p = 0.00 | 549 | 74.93 | χ2 = 10.44 p = 0.00 |
Clinical | 3.77(0.65) | 493 | 67.40 | ||||
Managing safety risks | Classroom | 3.82(0.67) | −0.14 | t = −8.54 p = 0.00 | 508 | 69.40 | χ2 = 28.53 p = 0.00 |
Clinical | 4.00(0.59) | 596 | 81.43 | ||||
Understanding human & environmental factors | Classroom | 3.79(0.70) | −0.10 | t = −5.95 p = 0.00 | 500 | 68.25 | χ2 = 15.03 p = 0.00 |
Clinical | 3.92(0.63) | 566 | 77.3 | ||||
Recognize & respond to remove immediate risks | Classroom | 3.90(0.66) | −0.02 | t = −1.19 p = 0.23 | 558 | 76.20 | χ2 = 1.42 p = 0.43 |
Clinical | 3.93(0.63) | 577 | 78.80 | ||||
Clinical safety skills | Classroom | 4.11(0.58) | 0.11 | t = 6.84 p = 0.00 | 612 | 83.63 | χ2 = 2.66 p = 0.06 |
Clinical | 3.98(0.60) | 588 | 80.33 | ||||
Total score | Classroom | 4.94(0.66) | 0.02 | t = 2.61 p = 0.00 | 557 | 76.15 | χ2 = 0.19 p = 0.66 |
Clinical | 4.91(0.67) | 564 | 77.03 | ||||