Factors associated with nurses’ perceptions of patient safety culture in China: a cross-sectional survey study

To explore nurses' perceptions of patient safety culture and factors associated with those perceptions.This study used a quantitative methodology with a cross-sectional design. A convenience sample was used to recruit 248 nurses. Data were collected at a Chinese university hospital between August and October 2008.More than half (61.3%) of nurses had positive perceptions of patient safety culture. Nurses responded most positively to two...