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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the patient safety culture in nursing homes using the Nursing Home Survey Patient Safety Culture (NHS-PC), valid tool, provided by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and to the results with AHRQ data. Methods: Administrators and staff (N=151) of six homes in Seoul, Busan, Kyeonggi Province and Gyeongsangnam Province the survey in July, 2010. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, response rate, t-test, ANOVA, DUNCAN, Cronbach's α. Results: The total mean(SD) positive response rate for patient safety culture was not significantly different from AHRQ data. For composite levels, the results of ‘handoffs’ were significantly higher, the results of ‘feedback and communication about incidents’ and ‘nonpunitive to mistakes’ were significantly lower than the AHRQ data. Conclusion: More strategies related to nonpunitive responses to mistakes and management for patient safety are needed to improve patient safety culture in nursing.
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