The effect of nurses' perception of patient safety culture on patient care quality in Gaziantep

Today, it has become very important to catch the change and to be a leader in this change if it can be done. While trying to implement the diagnosis and treatment protocols of diseases in an integrated manner with the developing technology, health institutions are also trying to develop their organizational structure, manpower and many other factors in a way that will adapt to change. Among these development and adaptation efforts of health institutions, patient safety culture and patient care quality are of great importance. Every process that is done in the field of health or cannot be done in case of need for any reason directly affects human life. Therefore, every element or component in the health sector is equally important. There is evidence in the literature that the culture of patient care directly affects it. From this point of view, it is very important to research and develop ways of both patient safety culture and patient care quality. In this study, the variables pf patient safety culture perception; patient care quality variables of team climate, safety climate, job satisfaction, stress perception management perceptions and working conditions; to determine the effects on individual quality, technical quality, managerial quality and environmental quality. 339 nurses working in public and private hospitals in Gaziantep province participated in the research. In order to test the research hypotheses, a structural equation model was established and analyzed with the AMOS statistical package program. As a result of the research; It has been observed that nurse'sperception of patient safety culture has an effect on the quality of patient care. In this context, it has been determined that team climate safety climate, job satisfaction, management perception and working conditions, which are sub-dimensions of patient safety culture, have a positive effect, while stress perception has a negative effect.