............................................................................................................................... 75 Background ..................................................................................................................... 75 Methods........................................................................................................................... 75 Results ............................................................................................................................. 75 Conclusions ..................................................................................................................... 75 Introduction/Background ..................................................................................................... 77 Research Purpose ................................................................................................................. 80 Method ................................................................................................................................. 80 Sample ............................................................................................................................. 80 Study Instrument ............................................................................................................. 80 Ethics ............................................................................................................................... 81 Data Collection Procedure .............................................................................................. 82 Analysis........................................................................................................................... 82 Results .................................................................................................................................. 83 Demographic Details ..................................................................................................... 83 Patient Safety Topic Content Area (Section One of H-PEPSS) .................................... 84 Broader Patient Safety (Section Two of H-PEPSS) ...................................................... 88 Comfort Speaking Up (Section Three of H-PEPSS) ..................................................... 91 Comparison with Previous Literature ............................................................................ 93 Implications for Education/Practice ............................................................................. 101