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Highlights
• Patient safety is among the most important medical issues and challenges in developed and developing countries.
• Nursing care, physical settings, and equipment in pediatric wards were highly safe.
• The safety of nursing care in terms of shift work, overtime, and participation in training-safety workshops was significant.
Plain Language Summary
Patient safety is among the most important medical issues and challenges in developed and developing countries. Patient safety is protecting the patient from injury during health care. Due to the economic crisis, many countries are paying attention to unsafe care. The present study aims to assess the nursing care, equipment, and physical setting related to safety in pediatric wards. A total of 342 nursing care, equipment, and physical setting related to safety in pediatric wards were assessed. Nursing care, physical settings, and equipment in pediatric wards had high safety. The safety of nursing care in terms of shift work, overtime, and participation in training-safety workshops was significant. Overall, the safety of pediatric patients can be improved by reducing work shifts and overtime of nurses, participating in training-safety workshops, and having an adequate supply of equipment needed to ensure safe practice in pediatric wards.