Assessing Nurses’ Behavior Toward Safety Huddle Implementation in the Intensive Care Unit

Abstract

Background: Safety huddles are brief, regular meetings between nurses and physicians aimed at discussing patients’
situations in wards, sharing experienced opinions, and reducing risks regarding medication administration. Safety
huddles are essential in improving patient safety, particularly in intensive care units. This study aimed to assess
nurses’ behavior towards safety huddle implementation in the ICUs of King Fahad Hospital, Madinah, Saudi
Arabia.
Methods: A cross-sectional research design was utilized, and 115 ICU nurses were recruited using a nonprobability convenience sampling technique. A self-administered questionnaire was used to collect data, and the
statistical package for social sciences (SPSS) was employed to analyze the data.
Results: The majority of the respondents exhibited good behavior towards safety huddle implementation in the
ICUs, with a mean score of 2.76 and a standard deviation of 0.22. The p-values were all greater than the significance
level, indicating that the behavior of nurses towards safety huddle implementation in the ICU was the same across
all demographic profiles.
Conclusion: Safety huddles have the potential to improve the working environment and clinical practice of nurses
in the ICU. This study’s findings suggest that nurses in King Fahad Hospital have a positive attitude towards
safety huddle implementation. Future research could explore changes in nurses’ experiences and perceptions of
the benefits and impact of safety huddles and how they overcome challenges and barriers during implementation.