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. 2024 Oct 21.
doi: 10.1097/NNE.0000000000001750. Online ahead of print.

Effectiveness of Educational Interventions to Develop Patient Safety Competencies in Undergraduate Nursing Students: A Systematic Review

Helena De Rezende  1 , Alexandre Souza Morais, Aline Mirema Ferreira Vitorio, Ellen Regina Sevilla Quadrado, Ana Claudia Alcântara Garzin, Maristela Santini Martins, Daniela Campos de Andrade Lourenção, Roberto Chrispim Modesto, Andressa Garcia Nicole
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Effectiveness of Educational Interventions to Develop Patient Safety Competencies in Undergraduate Nursing Students: A Systematic Review

Helena De Rezende et al. Nurse Educ. .

Abstract

Background: Nursing professionals are key to providing safe care that improves patient outcomes. Hence, it is essential to focus on developing nurses' patient safety competencies and principles.

Purpose: This review examined the effectiveness of educational interventions in developing patient safety knowledge, skills, behaviors, and attitudes in undergraduate nursing students.

Methods: The search strategy aimed to identify published and unpublished studies in databases and grey literature. Studies were assessed using the Joanna Briggs Institute critical appraisal tools.

Results: A total of 36 studies met the inclusion criteria. The teaching methods employed single or combined interventions and the educational interventions suggested either improvements in outcomes or no impact.

Conclusion: The effectiveness of educational interventions to develop patient safety competencies in undergraduate nursing students, either as a single or combined strategy, was mixed. Further research is needed to provide more robust evidence on which teaching method for patient safety is most effective.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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