Theoretical-practical acquisition of topics relevant to patient safety: dilemmas in the training of nurses

Abstract

Aquisição teórico-prática de tópicos relevantes à segurança do paciente: dilemas na formação de enfermeirosAdquisición teórico-práctico de tópicos relevantes sobre seguridad del paciente: dilemas en la formación de enfermeros Los contenidos estuvieron mayoritariamente contemplados en abordajes teóricos y prácticos al menos una vez durante el curso; aunque se registraron puntajes menores respecto de contenidos vinculados a aspectos socioculturales relacionados a seguridad del paciente.

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

“…A study carried out with students of two Nursing undergraduate courses pointed to the weaknesses in teaching certain contents and emphasized the importance of addressing topics, such as the culture of guilt, to prevent the continuity of the culture of punishment and to enable the understanding of error as an opportunity for learning, encouraging reflections to improve the Nursing work processes. 11 International research pointed to these items as quite difficult to implement in a health curriculum and added the topic "Being an effective team player", as one of the most complex ones, unlike the finding in this study. 18 The results indicated students' development of knowledge regarding "Infection prevention and control", "Patient Safety and invasive procedures" and "Improving medication safety", showing alignment with the global challenges proposed by the WHO and PNSP.…”

“…10 Considering it is a new subject in the curricula, studies have been carried out in the curricular matrices of undergraduate courses in the Health area, as well as in Nursing, to know what is taught about Patient Safety and promote reflection on curricular changes. 11,12 These are important types of studies which are in accordance with the WHO guidelines, since they guide that schools should first analyze the existing curriculum and determine which points are already taught through a mapping, to identify opportunities for including new principles and concepts. 6 The guide does not say there should be an isolated discipline on Patient Safety in the PP but emphasizes the importance of integration between the various areas of knowledge and health care lines.…”

Teaching of infection control in undergraduate courses in health sciences: opinion of experts

“…Research that addresses the adherence of practitioners to HCAI prevention and control practices or investigating the causes of rates of infection incidence in health services often underscores the weaknesses in the initial training of health professionals as one of the contributing factors the difficulties in consolidating such practices, emphasizing the need to review the teaching of these professionals to this theme (6,(10)(11) .…”

“…Results such as those associated with constant warnings that the knowledge of health students is insufficient and inconsistent for HCAI prevention and control (6,10,(14)(15) reinforce the need to transform teaching during undergraduate education , seeking new pedagogical strategies that can sensitize students to this problem and develop skills for the prevention and control of HCAI during training. We should understanding the triad knowledge-ability-attitude as a skill.…”

Latino Students Patient Safety Questionnaire: cross-cultural adaptation for Brazilian nursing and medical students

“…Research in Brazil has pointed out that healthcare errors and complications are topics neglected in Nursing and Medicine courses in the country (6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11) . Students report the need for education and training in communication, risk assessment, accountability and the inevitability of human failure (6,(9)(10)(11) . Patient safety in Brazil is still sparse throughout the curriculum and there is no approach recruiting different disciplinary fields and integrating theory and clinical practice (7,(10)(11) .…”