Strategies for promoting patient safety: from the identification of the risks to the evidence-based practices

Fatores facilitadores na implantação das estratégias de segurança dopaciente: estudo descritivo-exploratório

“…Supported by the aforementioned assertions, and also by the literature (5,11) , it is hypothesized that, by designing their function, nurses (6) are the most qualified professionals to manage patient safety strategies.…”

“…In addition to the support of senior management and other aspects inherent in hospital management, the development of nurses is in line with one of the basic principles governing health quality and influencing patient safety, i.e., continuous improvement in work processes through continuing learning (2,(4)(5) . The following excerpt corroborates with this affirmation: It is worth noting that, despite recognizing lifelong education as facilitating the implementation of desirable patient safety strategies, nurses sometimes denote that educational practices are feasible because the investigated hospitals are university or teaching organizations: Regarding the facilities mentioned by nurse managers in relation to the establishment of safety strategies mediated by educational processes, there was a mention that it was favorable to postgraduate programs, with an emphasis on the residency course, both with regard to the training of the organizational human capital, as well as in the operationalization of actions and strategies.…”

“…Through this, and in conjunction with the current scenario, these professionals certainly rely on safe care (5,7) , making it possible to emphasize the fact that nursing management work is a foundation for patient safety strategies (5) and, therefore, articulation between the nurse's management and the establishment of safety strategies can be and deserves to be investigated.…”

“…In this way, in addition to continuously assisting patients (especially those who have been hospitalized) and thus directly impacting care safety (3) , the nurse also tends to be a crucial actor in the establishment of strategic measures that converge to ensure patient safety (5) .…”

“…In this regard, the implementation of simple, but effective, strategies will have the potential to reduce risks and reduce incidents through the feasibility of protocols and safety barriers associated with the permanent education of human capital (5) .…”