Safety of the patient in an emergency situation: perceptions of the nursing team

• Autor(a) principal: Gomes,Andréa Tayse de Lima
• Data de Publicação: 2019
• Outros Autores: Ferreira Jr,Marcos Antônio, Salvador,Pétala Tuani Candido Oliveira, Bezerril,Manacés dos Santos, Chiavone,Flávia Barreto Tavares, Santos,Viviane Euzébia Pereira
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem (Online)
• Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-71672019000300753
• topic: Patient Safety; Quality of Health Care; Emergencies; Multiple Trauma; Nursing

ABSTRACT Objective: To know the perception of nursing professionals about the essential aspects to provide safe care to polytraumatized patients in emergency services. Method: Descriptive and mixed study, performed with a focus group and projective techniques. The sample was made of seven nursing professionals. Data analysis took place through the Interface de R pour Analyses Multidimensionnelles de Textes et de Questionneires and SPSS 22.0 softwares. Results: Based on the analysis of participants’ speeches, three content partitions emerged in the Descending Hierarchical Classification. 1) Structure: need for changes; 2) The process: safe actions by the nursing team; and 3) Care free from damage as the sought result. Conclusion: Patient safety in emergency situations must rely on a proper environment and an organized sector, good conditions to transport patients, use of routines and protocols, identification and organization of the beds.