Date of Completion

2023

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Keywords

Workload, Patient Safety

Abstract

The study was quantitative research that utilized a descriptive- correlational design, to determine their perceptions on the two variables. This study included a total of seventy-three (73) staff nurses from the selected Level 1 Government Hospitals in Cavite. This study used three sets of questionnaires, of which two were self-constructed and one was adapted and modified. The first part covered the demographics, consisted of sex, age, unit assignment, employment tenure, and educational attainment. The second part made use of the indicators from Ivziku et al. (2021), which consisted of thirty (30) statements, to determine the perceptions on nursing workload. The third part, which was adapted and modified from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (2019), consisted of thirty-eight (38) statements to determine the perception of respondents about patient safety. The data gathered were analyzed by the researchers with the use of the following statistical tools: frequency distribution, mean, standard deviation, T- test, Analysis of Variance (ANOVA), and Pearson Correlation R. The conclusion of the findings are as follows: 1. The study had a majority of female participants with only a small percentage of male respondents. The bulk of participants were between the ages of 30-35 and held a bachelor's degree. The majority of the participants were assigned to the OB-Gyne ward and only one unit. A considerable proportion of the research participants worked for 5-10 years, with a lesser proportion having worked for more than 10 years. 2. The research revealed that nurses in selected Level 1 Government hospitals in Cavite perceived their workload to be challenging and overwhelming, with documentation being the most burdensome task. The workload of nurses was assessed to be significant overall, with a computed mean of 2.94 and a standard deviation of 0.409, indicating that workload concerns were widespread among nurses in the hospitals. 3. The study showed that ward staff nurses from Level 1 Government hospitals in Cavite had a positive perception of patient safety, with a computed mean of 3.19 and a standard deviation of 0.363. Reporting patient safety occurrences had the highest mean, while the number of reported incidents had the lowest mean. The study defined patient safety as the prevention of harm to patients and highlights the critical role of nurses in ensuring patient safety during their duties. 4. The research conducted revealed that demographic factors did not have a statistically significant impact on the way nurses perceived their workload. This suggested that variables such as age, sex, educational background, employment tenure, and unit assignment do not affect the perception of nursing workload. 5. The study revealed that nurses' perceptions of patient safety were significantly impacted by the number of unit assignments they had. Nurses who were assigned to multiple units perceiving compromised patient safety. 6. The study also found a weak positive correlation between perceived nursing workload and perceptions of patient safety, indicating that patient safety was achievable with manageable nursing workload.

First Advisor

Roberto Cruz III

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