Covidisation and Patient Safety Competence Among Filipino Nursing Students: The Mediating Role of Health Consciousness

• Main Authors: Abilong, Angelica S., Arcega, Codyvann Rodge L., Salonga, Dominique Chiel R., Uy, Julianne Ryce T.
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2024
• Subjects: patient safety competency, health consciousness, covidisation, nursing students, mediation analysis
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/conf_shsrescon/2024/paper_fnh/6; https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/context/conf_shsrescon/article/2418/viewcontent/PP_FNH_Abilong_Arcega_Salonga_Uy___Codyvann_Rodge_Arcega.docx.pdf
• Institution: De La Salle University

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.