Conhecimento dos graduandos de enfermagem sobre segurança do paciente em um hospital universitário

Abstract

The National Program For Patient Safety instituted by the Brazilian Ministry of Health is recognized for its contribution to the qualification of healthcare, turning its presence in every national healthcare facility essential, stimulating safe assistance practices. The research´s leading question was: What is the knowledge of nursing undergraduates of a public university regarding patient safety? The study had a goal to measure the knowledge of the undergraduates regarding patient safety during their internship in a University Hospital. Methodology-wise, we consider the research a qualitative-descriptive exploratory study, in which participated 19 students in the 9° period of the nursing course enrolled in the subject "Supervised internship in a general hospital and basic health unit 1". The information was collected by interviews guided by a semi-structured tool and analyzed according to the phases proposed by Bardin (2011): 1. Pre-analysis; 2. Material exploration; 3. Treating results. The results obtained showed that the undergraduates, at the beginning of the internship, had limited knowledge regarding Patient Safety, being obtained during the discipline and extracurricular activities, showing significant progress concerning the subject during the internship. We conclude with the research that with the activities developed during the internship allowed the students to present a better understanding of the protocols implemented by the hospital´s Patient Safety Core and recognize its importance to the quality of assistance in healthcare. With the perspective of disseminating the patient safety culture,na animated video on patient safety was created as a product among students, preceptors, health professionals and the general public. According to the research, na article was prepared and submitted to the jornal: Research, society and development.The study´s relevance and the expected scientific contribution are found in the possibility of incorporating the data to increment the formation of the nursing students with the acquired knowledge regarding patient safety leading them to act multidisciplinary, seeking an improvement in the quality of assistance.