Document Types
Paper Presentation
School Name
De La Salle University Integrated School (Manila)
Research Advisor (Last Name, First Name, Middle Initial)
Cleofas, Jerome V.
Abstract/Executive Summary
Patient safety enables healthcare workers (HCW) to avoid adverse events in a clinical setting, which is vital for medical students developing related competencies. This is especially critical for nurses, given their role in delivering healthcare. However, the COVID-19 outbreak impacted their day-to-day routines and lifestyles, causing various social and psychological implications for HCWs, particularly nursing students. Following a modified version of Nola Pender’s Health promotion model, this study aims to examine the relationship between the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, termed ‘covidisation’, on the patient safety competencies of Filipino nursing students and how health consciousness mediates the relationship. A convenience sample of one hundred thirty (n=130) undergraduate nursing students participated in this cross-sectional, simple mediation study. Data was collected via an online survey using the Covidisation scale, Health consciousness scale, and Hospital Professional Education in Patient Safety Survey (H-PEPPS). Path estimates were computed using jamovi software, specifically the medmod module. Bootstrapping using 1000 replicates was applied. Majority of the respondents are 20 years (29.2%), female (78.5%), and enrolled in private colleges (93.8%). Descriptive results indicate the following mean scores: Covidisation=2.50 (SD=0.54); Health Consciousness=3.12 (SD=0.70) and Patient Safety Competency=3.30 (SD=0.65). Inferential findings suggest that covidisation significantly positively predicts patient safety competence (p<.001). Moreover, health consciousness fully mediates covidisation and patient safety competence (p<.001). Results highlight how previous COVID experiences improve health consciousness, which translate to better patient safety outcomes for nursing students.
Keywords
patient safety competency, health consciousness, covidisation, nursing students, mediation analysis
Initial Consent for Publication
yes
Statement of Originality
yes
Covidisation and Patient Safety Competence Among Filipino Nursing Students: The Mediating Role of Health Consciousness
Patient safety enables healthcare workers (HCW) to avoid adverse events in a clinical setting, which is vital for medical students developing related competencies. This is especially critical for nurses, given their role in delivering healthcare. However, the COVID-19 outbreak impacted their day-to-day routines and lifestyles, causing various social and psychological implications for HCWs, particularly nursing students. Following a modified version of Nola Pender’s Health promotion model, this study aims to examine the relationship between the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, termed ‘covidisation’, on the patient safety competencies of Filipino nursing students and how health consciousness mediates the relationship. A convenience sample of one hundred thirty (n=130) undergraduate nursing students participated in this cross-sectional, simple mediation study. Data was collected via an online survey using the Covidisation scale, Health consciousness scale, and Hospital Professional Education in Patient Safety Survey (H-PEPPS). Path estimates were computed using jamovi software, specifically the medmod module. Bootstrapping using 1000 replicates was applied. Majority of the respondents are 20 years (29.2%), female (78.5%), and enrolled in private colleges (93.8%). Descriptive results indicate the following mean scores: Covidisation=2.50 (SD=0.54); Health Consciousness=3.12 (SD=0.70) and Patient Safety Competency=3.30 (SD=0.65). Inferential findings suggest that covidisation significantly positively predicts patient safety competence (p<.001). Moreover, health consciousness fully mediates covidisation and patient safety competence (p<.001). Results highlight how previous COVID experiences improve health consciousness, which translate to better patient safety outcomes for nursing students.
