Psychological Safety of Critical Care Nurses in Finland

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Background Psychological safety promotes open communication and collaboration by allowing individuals to speak without fear, a need emphasised by global nursing shortages. Despite its importance, research is fragmented, highlighting the need for context‐specific tools. Aim The aim of this study was to describe Finnish critical care nurses' perceptions of psychological safety. Study Design A descriptive cross‐sectional survey was conducted among nurses working in adult intensive care and high‐dependency units in one university hospital in Finland. The Observational Measure for Psychological Safety in Healthcare Teams was first translated and validated, as it had not previously been used in Finland. Content and construct validity, along with reliability, were assessed using expert evaluation of content validity index, principal component analysis and Cronbach's alpha. Descriptive statistics examined nurses' perceptions of their psychological safety, and the multiple linear regression analysis was applied to assess the relationship between demographic characteristics and nurses' psychological safety. Results Altogether, 102 registered nurses participated in the survey. Item‐level content validity index values were between 0.8 and 1.0, indicating acceptable validity. Principal component analysis showed two clear logical components: Colleagues and Team Leader with the mean scores of 5.52 (SD 1.06) and 5.81 (SD 1.17), respectively. Age was related to psychological safety in relatio

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Ano

2026

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Inglês

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CC BY-NC-ND

DOI

10.1111/nicc.70338

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GARRETT, Anna; KVIST, Tarja; PURSIO, Katja. Psychological Safety of Critical Care Nurses in Finland. Nursing in Critical Care, v. 31, n. 1, 2026. DOI: 10.1111/nicc.70338.