Knowledge, attitude of nurses and midwives regarding adverse event at clinical Departments at Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital in 2019

Objectives: To assess knowledge, attitudes of nurses and midwives regarding adverse event at the clinical departments at Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital in 2019 and explore some related factors. Subjects and methods: Cross-sectional descriptive study on 149 nurses and midwives at clinical department at Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital in 2019. Results: The percentage of good knowledge, good attitude are respectively: 79.2%; 78.5%. There are significant association between nurses’ and midwives’ knowledge of adverse event and educational attainment, attendance in adverse event training, the frequency of monitoring and supervision by supervisory staff (p < 0.05); between their attitudes toward adverse event and income from hospitals, attendance in adverse event training, discussion with colleagues about adverse event (p < 0.05). Conclusion: regular training, raise awareness and attitude of adverse event, encouraging to organize activities between department to exchange experiences on prevention of adverse event Key words: knowledge, attitudes, adverse event, Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital