Learning culture of nurse about patient safety in
hospital: A qualitative study

Learning culture of nurse about patient safety in
hospital: A qualitative study

Hospital;
Learning culture;
Nurse;
Patient safety

Abstract
Objectives: This study aims to critically appraise and synthesize nurses’ learning culture of
patient safety in the hospital.
Methods: A qualitative phenomenological approach was followed. The purposeful sampling
method was employed. Eleven participants met the criteria’s including seven staff nurses, one
nurse team leader, one head nurse in the ward, one patient safety team and one head nurse.
Data were collected using in-depth interview protocol and analyzed using Colaizzi’s method.

Results: Four main themes described the nurses’ learning culture of patient safety in the hos-
pital: (1) the stages of developing a learning culture with categories awareness, preparedness,

implementation and maintenance; (2) learning activities with categories training; group learn-
ing through discussion and reflection of cases; individual learning; (3) learning culture support

with categories managers, peers, and individuals; (4) learning focus with categories patient
safety goals and culture.
Conclusion: The learning culture of nurses was developed through 4 stages with a variation of
learning methods with the focus on goals and safety culture through the support of managers,
groups, and individuals.

Muliyadi, Budi Anna Keliat ∗

, Mustikasari, Rr. Tutik Sri Hariyati

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2019

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