Safety climate analysis in surgical centers of public hospitals in the Federal District

Abstract

Adverse events (AE) in hospitalized patients occupy the 14th place in the list of causes of worldwide morbidity and mortality, among these damages are surgical complications. When dealing with these aspects, it is necessary to assess and monitor the culture of patient safety in the surgical environment, opening opportunities to provide bases for situational diagnosis and interventions. The study aims to analyze the safety climate of surgical centers in Public Hospitals in the Federal District from the perspective of nursing professionals about patient safety. For this, the Safety Attitudes Questionnaire / Surgical Center Version (SAQ / VCC) was used as a data collection instrument. This is a descriptive, sectional study from the Nursing team of two Public Hospitals in the Federal District, carried out from July to August 2019. The instrument was evaluated using a type scale Likert and data analysis using the IBM Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS), version 21.0. The results showed there is a need to implement improvements in the safety culture in a systematic way, carrying out interventions for changes and periodic analyzes for the continuity of the protective actions to maintain a safe culture for the patient.