To care for more patients safely and cost effectively, many health care facilities and organizations are creating positions for and utilizing a large number of unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP). The role of unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) is critical for their success or failure. UAP play important role in compromising the safety which is the product of individuals' proper role, values, attitudes, and competencies. Aim: This study aimed to explore the relationship between UAP role and patient safety. Method: Descriptive, correlational design was conducted at Menoufia University Hospital (MUH) and National Liver Institute (LI) at inpatient units where the UAP work in. Purposeful equal samples of (73) UAP and (73) patients were recruited from mentioned hospitals. Data was collected by researcher self-administered questionnaire and observation checklist. Results: The highest percentage (80.0.8%) of UAP were done improper role completely. The highest mean score (18.0±2.1) of patient safety was noticed in adverse events parameter. Followed by mean score of admission and safety information parameter (12.7±2.2) and the lowest mean score was present in pain control of patient safety parameter (3.5±1.8). More than three quarter (88.9%) of patients in (MUH) felt no safety regarding the care provided by UAP compared to (LI) were (73.0%). There was statistically significance correlation between improper role of unlicensed assistive personnel and patient safety. Conclusion: Study concluded that there was statistically significance correlation between improper role of unlicensed assistive personnel and patient safety, this can explain the relationship between improper role of UAP and the patients experiences no safety of care provided to them by UAP. Recommendations: Develop written job descriptions; developed educational standards, role definitions, and scopes of practice for UAP; hold unit specific training program; proper delegation; good supervision; and further research should be used to inform the development of regulations for educational preparation and utilization of these providers beside the factors that contribute to patients feeling unsafe in the healthcare setting.
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