Abstract:

Objective To investigate the status of perceived error aversion culture and voice behavior of nurses,and to explore the correlation between them.Methods From March to July 2018,the convenience sampling method was used to conduct a questionnaire survey on 327 clinical nurses in a tertiary hospital in Zhengzhou City using the Error Aversion Culture Scale and Voice Behavior Scale.Results The mean score of error aversion culture was（2.81±0.63）,and the mean score of voice behavior was（3.84 ±0.67）. Educational background,years of work and error aversion culture were the influencing factors of nurses’ voice behavior（P<0.05）.Conclusion The lower the perception of nurses’ error aversion culture,the more prominent the voice behavior. Nursing managers should deal with clinical errors reasonably and reduce nurses’ perception of error aversion cultural,so as to stimulate nurses’ enthusiasm to make suggestions.

Key words: Nurses, Questionnaires, Error aversion culture, Voice behavior