Psychological capital, wellbeing and patient safety attitudes of nurses and midwives: a cross‐sectional survey (December 2020)

Summary

Nursing and midwifery are unarguably stressful endeavours requiring high levels of psychological capital and coping strategies. The impact of the work environment on patient safety outcomes suggests that high nurse/midwife stress may be associated with more adverse patient events. The purpose of this study, published in Nursing and Health Sciences, was to explore the psychological capital of clinical nurses and midwives and identify explanatory factors (including psychological capital, well‐being and health related behaviours) contributing to attitudes to patient safety.

The findings suggest that nurse and midwife wellbeing is an important consideration when striving to improve patient safety.