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Introduction: This study was planned to identify the knowledge and views of nursing students on patient safety. Method: The sample of the study was made by 551 people who studied in a University’s Faculty of Health Sciences’ Nursing Department. The data was collected in the form. The ethical council approval, authorization of the institution and authorization of the individual. Results: The majority of the students who participated in the study (77.3%) found that they had insufficient knowledge. The majority of people found no idea of the practices to prevent medical errors (59.7%) and the way to follow when faced with errors (44.8%) was found. 89% of participants. Though 3 said that identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation of patients’ safety risks are a nursing role, 24.7 percent said that supporting established patients’ safety practices was considered nursing role in patients’ safety. Result: As a result, the majority of students were determined to have the role of the nurse in patient safety, the practices aimed at preventing medical errors, and the information requirements on the pathways to be followed when faced with medical errors.   Keywords: Patient safety, nursing students, medical errors ABSTRACT Introduction: This study was planned to determine the knowledge and opinions of nursing students about patient safety. Materials and Methods: The sample of the study consisted of 551 people who were studying in the nursing department of the Faculty of Health Sciences of a university. The data was collected by questionnaire. Ethics committee approval, institution permission and written consent were obtained from individuals. Results: Most of the students (77.3%) stated they had insufficient knowledge. Most of the students did not have any idea about practices to prevent medical errors (59.7%) and the path to follow when dealing with errors (44.8%). Although 89.3% of the participants stated that identify risks related to patient safety, planning, implementation and evaluation were considered as nursing roles, 24. 7% of the participants considered to support the patient safety practices as a nursing role in patient safety. Conclusion: As a result, it was determined that most of the students need information about the roles of the nurse in patient safety, practices to prevent medical errors and the path to be followed when dealing with medical errors. Keywords: patient safety, nursing students, medical mistakes

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