Abstract
Background: The avoidance, mitigation, and improvement of health-related consequences or injuries resulting from health-related processes constitute patient safety culture. Objectives: Our study aims to determine the level of patient safety culture awareness among health care professionals working in tertiary care hospital. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted between June and August 2023. 257 healthcare personnel agreed to participate in this study after receiving informed consent. The participants were scheduled for one-on-one interviews. The data was collected by the researcher. For qualitative data, frequency and percentages and for qualitative data, mean and standard deviation, were computed. Chi square test was utilized to assess whether the data was statistically significant. Results were obtained using SPSS version 26. Results: In this study, there were 107 (42%) doctors, 87 (34%) nurses, and 63 (24%) paramedics. The poor response turned out to be 97% and good response was 3%. Employees with <10 years experience responded poor then those with longer experience with p-value <0.005. Less experience medical workers (65%) responded poorly to mistakes. Among those with fewer than ten years of experience, hospital management and support received notably negative feedback (73%). Conclusion: There is a need for work in developing an efficient team, resolving workplace and staffing issues, improving error response, and managing hospitals effectively with the right amount of support staff.