The Effects of Nursing Ethics and Major Satisfaction on Patient Safety Management Activities of Nursing Students

Background/Objectives: The purpose of this study is to determine the relationships between nursing ethics,major satisfaction, and the patient safety management activities of nursing students and find the factors that affect the patient safety management activities of nursing students.

Method/Statistical Analysis: This is a descriptive research study for which 240 participants were selected from nursing students in Jeollabuk-do and Jeollanam-do. Data were collected from March to April 2019. Descriptive statistics, independent t-test, one-way ANOVA, Pearson correlation coefficient and multiple regression were used for analysis.

Findings: This study confirmed that factors of nursing ethics and major satisfaction directly affect the patient safety management activities of nursing students.

Improvements/Applications: The purpose of this study is to identify the correlation between nursing ethics, major satisfaction, and patient safety management activities, to understand what factors affect patient safety management activities, and to develop programs for improving the students’nursing ethics.