Therefore, the
replication of this factor analysis through further research with the
HPPSACS among student nurses is recommended, before this instrument
can be used reliably by other international nursing education providers.
The full impact of the use of the HPPSACS tool on nursing
students has yet to be assessed in the context of the US and worldwide.
However, the survey has already provided the impetus to examine
patient safety awareness among nurses undertaking post-registration
nursing at master and doctoral levels, and a similar survey could be
conducted among the nursing faculty, particularly to examine if an increased
patient safety awareness among nursing facultymight correlate
with an increased patient safety awareness among their students.