Valencia, Spain | 16 - 18 May 2024 11th EORNA Congress ePosters 69 377 Determination of Individual Innovative Characteristics of Surgical Nurses of Different Generations Pınar Ongün1, Ezgi Seyhan Ak2 1Balikesir University, Health Science Faculty, 2Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Surgical Diseases Nursing, Background: Innovation in care is ensured by nurses assuming important roles in innovation in the units and positions where they work. Differences in the perceptions of nurses who grow up in different periodic characteristics and are in different age groups may affect their innovativeness. Objectives: The study aims to determine the individual innovative characteristics of surgical nurses of different generations. Methods: The data of study was collected between April and June 2023. The sample of the study consisted of 216 surgical nurses in Turkey. Data were collected online using the data collection form, Individual Innovativeness Scale, and Multidimensional Nursing Generations Scale. In the statistical analysis of data; number-percentage distributions, t-test in independent groups, ANOVA test, and correlation analysis were used. Results: It was determined that the average age of nurses was 31.10±8.67 years and Generation Z took part in the study the most (50.5%). The total score obtained from the Individual Innovativeness Scale was 59.97±8.00, and the total score obtained from the Multidimensional Nursing Generations Scale was 73.93±15.68. When the generations of nurses and the scales were compared, it was found that there was a statistically significant difference between the two scales. It was determined that this difference resulted from the statistical significance between Generations X and Z in the individual innovation scale (p=0.038), and between Generations X and Generation Y in the Multidimensional Nursing Generations Scale. Conclusion: As a result of the study, it was seen that the nurses’ individual innovation scale score averages were not low, and surgical nurses were skeptical according to the classification of individual innovation behaviors. It was observed that nurses’ generation, gender, the institution they work in, and their freedom to innovate affect their individual innovativeness characteristics, and their generation and the institution they work in also affect their multidimensional nursing generation scale scores. 385 Longer work experience and age associated with safety attitudes in operating room nurses: an online cross-sectional study Anette Nyberg1 1Department of Nursing & Department of Surgical and Perioperative Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden Background: Patient safety is of utmost importance in operating rooms. Still, adverse events and errors are a global challenge in this context. To prevent avoidable patient harm, organizations need to foster a positive safety culture, encompassing its measurable component safety climate. To improve the safety climate effectively, the existing safety attitudes must first be understood. Objectives: To explore operating room nurses’ safety attitudes and their views on how to improve patient safety in operating rooms. Methods: A cross-sectional study using the Swedish-translated version of the Safety Attitudes Questionnaire, Operating Room version (SAQ-OR). Data were collected using an online survey platform. Results: A total of 358 operating room nurses completed the questionnaire. The results show that the older age group rated their working conditions and management support as better than the younger age groups while also reporting lower stress recognition. Similarly, more experienced nurses had higher scores for working conditions and lower scores for stress recognition. When comparing hospital types, county hospital employees had higher factor scores for safety climate, job satisfaction, and working conditions than university hospital employees. The respondents’ most recurring recommendations for improving patient safety at their workplaces included “Having better and clearer communication” followed by “Having enough time to do things the way they should be done”. Conclusion: Our study showed a trend toward increased safety awareness among operating room nurses with older age and longer experience. The necessity for enhancements for patient safety in operating rooms was reported, mainly when it comes to communication and workload management - both crucial for patient safety within operating rooms. To enhance patient safety effectively in operating rooms, the organizational safety climate needs to be actively managed and developed. One step in actively managing the safety climate may involve initiatives to retain experienced operating room nurses.
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