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## Aims and objectives To explore and compare Finnish and British nursing students’ perceptions of their learning about patient safety in clinical settings. ## Background Patient safety culture and practices in different health care organisations and clinical units varies, posing challenges for nursing students’ learning about patient safety during their clinical placements. Patient safety as a growing international concern has challenged health care professionals globally requiring a comprehensive review. International studies comparing nursing education about patient safety are lacking. ## Design A cross‐sectional comparative study. ## Method The participants were final year preregistration nursing students from two universities of applied sciences in Finland (n = 195) and from two universities in England, UK (n = 158). The data were collected with the Patient Safety in Nursing Education Questionnaire and analysed with principal component analysis, Pearson Chi‐Square and Mann–Whitney __U__ tests and logistic regression. ## Results Finnish nursing students had significantly more critical perceptions on their learning about patient safety in clinical settings than their British pee

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Author

Susanna Tella; Nancy‐Jane Smith; Pirjo Partanen; David Jamookeeah; Marja‐Leena Lamidi; Hannele Turunen

Publisher

Wiley

Published

2015

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)