Original Article Egyptian Journal of Health Care, 2023 EJHC Vol 14. No. 1 730 Assessment of Staff Nurses’ Performance Related to Patient Safety goals Mohammed Mohammed Hamed 1 , Samah Faisal Fakhry 2 , Nema Fathy Saad 3 (1) Master’s degree in Nursing administration, (2) Professor of Nursing Administration, (3) Assistant Professor of Nursing Administration-Nursing Administration Department Faculty of Nursing Ain Shams University abstract Background: Patient safety is a discipline in the healthcare sector that applies safety science methods toward the goal of achieving a trustworthy system of healthcare delivery. Aim of the study: to assess staff nurses’ performance related to international patient safety goals (IPSGs). Subjects and Methods: The study was conducted in medical wards and critical care units of Ain Shams University Hospital. Research design: a descriptive design was used. It included 116 staff nurses. Data were collected using a self-administered questionnaire for knowledge and an observation checklist for practice. Results: Slightly more than one-third of staff nurses had satisfactory knowledge, with no significant difference, only four (3.4%) of the staff nurses had an adequate total practice of IPSGs, with no statistically significant difference Conclusion and Recommendations: knowledge and practices of staff nurses related to patient safety need to be improved. The study recommends intensive training in IPSGs for staff nurses using the” training approach, with periodic refreshing through workshops. Their practices should be closely supervised. Future research on the impact of staff nurses’ training in IPSGs on patients’ safety indicators. Keywords: IPSGs, staff nurse, Performance. Introduction According to the World Health Organization, patient safety (PS) is about preventing medical errors and their adverse effects on patients during healthcare delivery (Azyabi et al., 2021). Unsafe medical practices can lead to patient injury, death, or disability (Gurková et al., 2019). It is estimated that approximately 400,000 annual deaths are related to preventable harms (Amiri et al., 2018). Although estimates of the size of the problem are imprecise, it is likely that millions of people suffer from disabling injuries or death as a consequence of clinical risk and safety incidents (Farokhzadian et al., 2018). The proliferation of such incidents has led to the recognition of the need to improve patient safety culture in the healthcare industry worldwide. Furthermore, patient safety has been considered one of the strategic components of healthcare management (Aveling et al., 2016). Poor communication and collaboration, lack of knowledge, and inadequate training were among the main causes of nursing errors in hospitals. Studies have shown the lack of communication skills in nurses and nursing students. Hence, a training program for nurses on patient safety alongside strategies to improve professional communication is required to improve patient safety (Amiri et al., 2018). In order to be prepared to face the complexities and challenges of medical care, nurses should be trained to be collaborative, practice-ready professionals, capable of working in interprofessional teams in order to improve the quality of medical care, and ensure patient safety (Huang and Wang, 2020). In the clinical situation, hospital care is filled with high-stress, quickly changing scenarios; nurses and other healthcare providers are expected to have competencies involving not just their own professional skills, but also the capability of using their skills as part of larger medical teams (Campo et al., 2018). For nursing professionals, in particular, there is an expectation that they will be proficient in core nursing competencies for patient safety. As patient safety is the primary