Determining the knowledge level of nurses working in a children's hospital regarding patient safety

To ensure patient safety in pediatric patients; Nurses working with pediatric patients must have sufficient knowledge of patient safety and fully implement patient safety procedures. This research was conducted to determine the knowledge levels of pediatric nurses regarding patient safety. This descriptive study was conducted between 01.08.2022 and 01.08.2023 in the clinics/polyclinics of Ankara Bilkent City Hospital MH4 Children's Hospital. The study was completed with 265 nurses working in this hospital and who agreed to participate in the research. Data was collected online using the "Introductory Information Form" and "Patient Safety Data Collection Form". IBM SPSS V23 program was used to evaluate the data. Ethics committee approval and other necessary permissions were obtained for the study. Pediatric nurses' practices regarding patient safety; It has been determined that the level of knowledge is sufficient for verifying patient identity information, preventing errors during patient handovers, preventing falls, preventing medication errors, preventing healthcare-related infections, preventing errors in patient transfer, and preventing errors caused by the use of medical devices. The rate of nurses receiving training on patient safety, participating in patient safety activities, knowing automatic drug delivery systems and reporting errors made regarding patient safety are not at the desired level. In order to reduce or eliminate errors regarding patient safety in pediatric patients, it is important to provide regular training to nurses regarding patient safety, to update information in line with developing technology, to support them to participate in events such as courses, congresses and symposiums, and to create error reporting systems.