Patient Safety Incident Reporting in District Hospitals, Indonesia; Nurses' Perspective

Patient safety incident reporting is an important component in efforts to improve the quality and safety of healthcare services. However, its implementation remains suboptimal, particularly in developing countries. This study aimed to describe patient safety incident reporting practices among nurses. This study employed a descriptive cross-sectional design and involved 328 nurses working in inpatient and intensive care units. A total sampling technique was used in this study. Data were collected using the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture (HSOPSC) version 2.0 questionnaire. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. The findings showed that 65.5% of respondents had never reported a patient safety incident within the previous 12 months. In addition, the average percentage of positive responses to patient safety incident reporting was 34.5%, indicating that nurses' patient safety incident reporting practices remained low. It can be concluded that patient safety incident reporting practices among nurses are still suboptimal; therefore, organizational support and an effective reporting system are needed to improve incident reporting in hospitals.