Table 2 Medical students’ perceptions and intentions regarding patient safety

Domain

Item

Mean

SD

Median

IQR

n

%

Safety culture

I received appropriate feedback about my performance

3.0

1.0

3

2

64

33.0

We followed standard operating procedures, guidelines, and protocols for the floor (e.g. checklists to prevent central blood stream infections, hand washing)

4.0

0.9

4

2

143

73.7

I observed excellent patient safety practices

3.8

0.9

4

1

132

68.0

Medical errors were handled appropriately

3.7

0.9

4

1

116

59.8

I was encouraged by colleagues to report any patient safety concerns I may have had

3.7

1.1

4

2

110

56.7

The clinical culture made it easy to learn from the errors of others

3.1

1.1

3

2

67

34.5

I would have felt safe being treated here as a patient

3.4

1.0

3

1

96

49.5

I knew the proper channels to direct questions regarding patient safety

3.2

1.2

3

2

87

44.8

We followed standard operating procedures, guidelines, and protocols for the OR (e.g. preoperative briefings, adherence to sterile technique for surgery and procedures)

4.5

0.7

5

1

173

89.2

Teamwork culture

The quality of care received by patients was impacted by teamwork

4.0

0.9

4

1

152

78.4

I had good collaboration with nurses

3.7

0.9

4

1

124

63.9

I had good collaboration with team members (students, residents, attending, nurses, and other caregivers)

3.8

0.8

4

1

127

65.5

Disagreements were resolved appropriately (i.e. by emphasising not who is right but what is best for the patient)

3.7

0.9

4

1

125

64.4

It was easy for personnel to ask questions when there was something that they did not understand

3.2

1.1

3

2

78

40.2

Error disclosure culture

When errors were made, they were disclosed to patients/families

2.8

1.0

3

1

48

24.7

The culture during my rotations made it easy to disclose medical errors

2.5

1.0

2

1

26

13.4

I was encouraged by my colleagues to disclose errors to patients/families

2.4

1.0

2

1

20

10.3

I received education or training on how to disclose medical errors to patients

2.4

1.1

2

2

35

18.0

Medical error disclosure to patients and families was an important component of patient safety

4.0

0.9

4

2

143

73.7

Safety behavioural intent

I expect to participate in quality improvement initiatives

3.8

0.8

4

1

118

60.8

I intend to encourage my colleagues to tell patients and their families about medical errors that impacted their care

3.5

0.9

4

1

98

50.5

I intend to encourage my colleagues to report any patient safety issues they encounter

3.8

0.8

4

1

128

66.0

I intend to report any patient safety issues I encounter

3.6

0.9

4

1

109

56.2

If I saw a medical error committed by one of my team members, I would keep it to myself^a

2.7

0.9

4

1

80

41.2

Overall patient safety grade

Overall, based on your clinical rotation, do you think your hospital is safe?^b

7.4

1.9

8

3

120

61.9