Resumo Resumen R E S E A R C H P A P E R ( O R I G I N A L )Health professionals' perceptions of pediatric patient safety culture Perceção dos profissionais de saúde sobre a cultura de segurança do doente pediátrico Percepción de los profesionales de la salud acerca de la cultura de seguridad del paciente pediátrico Ernestina Maria Batoca Silva*, Dora Lúcia Lopes Pedrosa**; Andrea Patrícia Correia de Leça***; Daniel Marques Silva**** Background: The safety culture of any organization holds special meaning for the patients, taxpayers, managers and care providers, and it is a phenomenon that can be assessed in its various dimensions. Objective: To assess the health professionals' perceptions of the pediatric patient safety culture. Methodology: A quantitative descriptive study was conducted using a non-probability sample of 258 health professionals working in pediatric and neonatal units of 2 Portuguese hospitals/hospital centers. The instrument is based on the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture.Results: Most professionals consider patient safety to be good or very good. The Teamwork Within Units dimension stood out positively, whereas Management Support for Patient Safety and Non-Punitive Response to Errors dimensions were considered problematic dimensions. More than 79% of the professionals did not report any events/occurrences in the 12 months prior to data collection. Conclusion: These data suggest that it is necessary to invest in a safety culture that promotes voluntary and non-punitive reporting of errors and adverse events.
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