Resultados: 8

Contributive factors for the consolidation of patient safety culture in the hospital environment

ABSTRACT Objective: To understand the contributing factors for the consolidation of the patient safety culture, from a management perspective, in an accredited hospital. Method: A qualitative study developed in a hospital institution of size IV, accredited by the National Accreditation Organization as ...

Drug safety among institutionalized elderly people: potential interactions

ABSTRACT Objective: to identify the drug interactions among institutionalized elderly. Method: retrospective and documentary study with a quantitative approach developed in two Long Stay Institutions for Elderly, located in northeastern Brazil. Drug interactions were identified by using Drug-Reax® sof...

Preparation of the discharge of relatives of children using antibiotics: contributions of nursing

Abstract Objective: To describe the discharge preparation for relatives of hospitalized children for continuing antibiotic therapy at home, from the nurse perspective. Method: A descriptive and qualitative research, performed in the ward of a pediatric hospital in Rio de Janeiro. It was attended by fif...

Wearing identification wristbands: implications for newborn safety in maternity hospitals

ABSTRACT Objective: to analyze the wearing of identification wristbands in newborns admitted in a public maternity hospital, regarding patient safety. Method: descriptive study, of the survey type, carried out in a reference public maternity hospital, through observations and interviews. Two hundred an...

Patient safety education of the graduation in Nursing from the teaching perspective

ABSTRACT Objective: to identify contents related to Patient Safety contemplated in the curricular units of a Nursing undergraduate course, according to the teachers who work in it, and to know the teaching methodologies and evaluation strategies used. Method: descriptive case study, carried out with 15...

Nursing errors in the medication process: television electronic media analysis

Abstract Objective: To analyze the disclosures of a Brazilian television medium about medication errors in nursing. Methods: Documental research based on audiovisual news stories broadcast until December 2016, on the G1 portal and submitted to error type categorization and Bardin's Thematic Content Ana...

Handoff communication in intensive care: links with patient safety

Abstract Objective: To gather scientific evidence about ICU handoff practices and their implications on the safety of communication among team members about hospitalized patients. Method: This was an integrative review conducted in the Medline, PubMed, Cinahl and Scopus databases with the descriptors p...

Risks management in the hospital environment: incidence and risk factors associated with falls and pressure injuries in a clinical unit

Abstract Objective: To evaluate the incidence and risk factors associated with falls and pressure injuries in a clinical unit. Methods: A quantitative, cross-sectional, descriptive-exploratory study was conducted at a university hospital in Rio de Janeiro using secondary data from patient records and i...