Few international articles examine the factors that influence nurses' patient safety perceptions or examine those factors that affect these perceptions. This paper adds value by researching what influences patient safety perceptions among Riyadh nurses.
Vocational rehabilitation (VR) services are designed to help individuals with disabilities achieve gainful employment. This study examines VR’s effectiveness in assisting minorities achieve gainful employment. The study uses case management data from 617,149 cases closed by VR in 2006 in all states. It examines differences in access, employment, and earnings for White and ethnic minority clients. Multivariate techniques are used to assess factors that influence competitive employment outcomes, hourly earnings, and hours worked. Findings show significant differences in employment and earnings outcomes for minority and majority clients, with minorities faring worse. VR intervention length and per capita expenditures for services significantly influence employment and earnings outcomes. VR is more effective with White than with minority clients. There is a need to implement policies or practices that ensure equity in access to services that might translate into more equitable employment and earnings outcomes.
These findings suggest that men with disabilities stand a better chance of escaping poverty than do women. There is a need for changes in VRS service provision that ensures equity in quality of services which might translate into more equitable employment and earnings outcomes.
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