Nurses’ Adherence to National General Patient Safety Standards in accordance with The General Authority for Healthcare Accreditation and Regulations in Critical Care Units.
El Twab, H., Baddar, F., Mohamed, H. (2025). Nurses’ Adherence to National General Patient Safety Standards in accordance with The General Authority for Healthcare Accreditation and Regulations in Critical Care Units.. EKB Journal Management System, 27(1), 268-280. doi: 10.21608/asalexu.2025.415009
Hoda Mohamed Abd El Twab; Fatma Mostafa Baddar; Heba Farouk Mohamed. "Nurses’ Adherence to National General Patient Safety Standards in accordance with The General Authority for Healthcare Accreditation and Regulations in Critical Care Units.". EKB Journal Management System, 27, 1, 2025, 268-280. doi: 10.21608/asalexu.2025.415009
El Twab, H., Baddar, F., Mohamed, H. (2025). 'Nurses’ Adherence to National General Patient Safety Standards in accordance with The General Authority for Healthcare Accreditation and Regulations in Critical Care Units.', EKB Journal Management System, 27(1), pp. 268-280. doi: 10.21608/asalexu.2025.415009
El Twab, H., Baddar, F., Mohamed, H. Nurses’ Adherence to National General Patient Safety Standards in accordance with The General Authority for Healthcare Accreditation and Regulations in Critical Care Units.. EKB Journal Management System, 2025; 27(1): 268-280. doi: 10.21608/asalexu.2025.415009

Nurses’ Adherence to National General Patient Safety Standards in accordance with The General Authority for Healthcare Accreditation and Regulations in Critical Care Units.

Alexandria Scientific Nursing Journal
Volume 27, Issue 1, March 2025, Page 268-280  XML PDF (300.15 K)
Document Type: Research articles
DOI: 10.21608/asalexu.2025.415009
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Authors
Hoda Mohamed Abd El Twab1; Fatma Mostafa Baddar2; Heba Farouk Mohamed3
1, Quality Specialist Nursing Department, Alexandria Main University hospital
2, Professor Department of Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing, Alexandria University
3Lecturer Department of Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing, Alexandria University
Abstract
Nurses’ adherence to national safety requirements is paramount in healthcare settings.
By upholding safety standards, nurses foster a culture of alertness and responsibility, making healthcare
safer for everyone. When nurses follow the national general patient safety standards, they help patients
receive better care, prevent medical errors, and develop patient-provider confidence. Aim: The study aimed
to determine nurses’ adherence to national general patient safety standards set by the General Authority for
Healthcare Accreditation and Regulations in Critical Care Units. Settings: The study was conducted at
Alexandria Main University Hospital, in all the critical care units of the hospital (N = 10). Subjects: All
nurses with permanent employee status working in critical care units (N = 70) Tool: The GAHAR selfassessment
tool was used to assess nurses’ adherence level to the National General Patient Safety Standards
(N = 11) by the National Safety Requirements (NSRs) through the adoption of three user guides, namely the
Nurses’ Knowledge Self-administered Questionnaire. The National General Patient Safety Standard
observation checklist and the audit checklist. Results: the current study found that 91.43% of the studied
nurses fully met the standards, with a mean percentage score of (86.15%). moreover, (84.28%) of the nurses
were found to have met the knowledge adherence level, with a mean score percent of 90.06%, more than
three quarters (77.14%) of them partially met the level of documentation with a mean score percent=
(69.39%), the majority of studied nurses (90.00%) met the adherence level of observed practices regarding
the implementation of national general patient safety standards with a mean percentage score of 87.56%.
Also, there was a correlation between the name of the unit where nurses work and the overall level of
adherence to national general patient safety requirements by all nurses, (F = 2.423, P<0.020).
Recommendation: Nurses' leadership capabilities should be enhanced through continuous training
initiatives and workshops, including courses on patient safety standards, proactive supervision, ongoing
performance assessment of nurses, and regular audits. Furthermore, sufficient resources should be allocated
to ensure nurses' adherence to national patient safety standards.
Keywords
Nurse adherence; National General Patient Safety Standards; GAHAR; critical care unit
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