Hubungan supervisi kepala ruang dengan implementasi sasaran keselamatan pasien di ruang rawat inap

Background: Patient safety has been a major concern in the healthcare world for the past two decades. Patient falls in Indonesia are reported as one of the three most common hospital incidents. The Special Region of Yogyakarta ranks third in the country for the number of incidents. If this situation is not addressed, the number of patient safety incidents will increase, service quality will decline, and public trust in hospitals will decline. Purpose: To determine the relationship between ward head supervision and the implementation of patient safety goals in inpatient wards. Method: This study used a quantitative cross-sectional design with a correlational approach. A sample of 60 nurses was selected through purposive sampling. Data were collected using a questionnaire regarding ward head supervision and the implementation of patient safety goals. The relationship was analyzed using Kendall's tau correlation test. Results: The majority of respondents (51.7%) reported adequate supervision of ward heads, and 48.3% reported good supervision of ward heads. Implementation of patient safety goals was categorized as good (100%). There is a significant relationship between ward head supervision and the implementation of patient safety goals (p-value = 0.001