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Abstract
Background The initiative of developing safety to assure patients’ safe from harm have become central concerns in quality improvement in the healthcare system. Developing and maintaining safety is a principal aspiration of the current patient safety movement. Aim: was to assess nurses’ perception, knowledge and practices about critical care patients’ safety in the form of physical restrain and pressure ulcer prevention. Method : A descriptive exploratory design was used to conduct this study on fifty nurses involved in providing direct care for critically ill patients in Mansoura Emergency Hospital. Three tools were used for data collection: knowledge questionnaire, perception questionnaire and observation checklist. Results: the findings showed that three quarters of nurses had unsatisfactory knowledge, perception and practice regarding critical care patients’ safety. Positive correlation was found between nurses’ knowledge and perception ( r=.417 , p=.003). In contrast no correlation existed between nurses’ knowledge and practices (r= -.059, p= .682). Conclusion: Lack of knowledge , perception and practice of the nurses may be due to lack of educational programs , lack of special training or in availability of procedure books.