“…Administrators and policy makers can gain valuable information by analyzing medical staff's perceptions of patient safety (Khater, Akhu-Zaheya, Al-Mahasneh, & Khater, 2015). In general, the perception of healthcare professionals is that accreditation helps patient safety (Abolfotouh et al, 2014;Alkhenizan & Shaw, 2011;Ehlers, Jensen, Simonsen, Rasmussen, & Braithwaite et al, 2017;Saut & Berssaneti, 2017). Nurses play a crucial role in patient safety because they participate in almost every aspect of healthcare delivery, they perceive patient safety as primarily their responsibility (Khater et al, 2015), they influence quality of service and patient safety (Aboshaiqah & Baker, 2013), and they follow the policies and processes of an organization.…”