Relationship between Effective Leadership and Decision Making on Patient Safety Culture

Abstract

Background: Patient safety culture is the value, belief, behavior adopted by individuals in an organization
regarding safety that prioritizes and supports the improvement of safety in patients in the treatment process.
The application of optimal culture in order to become a habit requires discipline from the leader to fit the
stated goals. Purpose - This research aims to determine the relationship of effective leadership and decision
making on patient safety culture in the nursing ward.
Research Method: This research is a quantitative non-experimental descriptive research with the collection
of total sampling data in the form of a questionnaire to all nurses in the nursing ward with total number of
85 respondents.
Results: The results of the analysis of respondents in the study obtained results p = 0.931 for effective
leadership analysis of the patient safety culture., While for the analysis of decision making on patient safety
culture obtained results p = 0.026 and the perarson moment value obtained results 0.212.
Conclusion: Firm and systematic decision making is needed in the application of patient safety culture so
meet the goals of professional service planning.