Implications of patient safety in the practice of nursing care
Abstract
The term safety is being increasingly discussed in the sanitary fields. Nursery is involved in this process as a direct promoter of security actions through their care practices.This study aimed to investigate how the term safety has been addressed in the national and international scenario of nursing care.
Literature search based on scientific papers published in national and international journals indexed in databases Scientific Library (SciELO), Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online (MEDLINE) and SCOPUS published from 2007 to 2012. Data collection occurred in October 2012. In total, we selected 24 articles published in Portuguese, English and Spanish. The reported failures with compromised patient safety, were on oral or written communication between health professionals and between professionals and patients; drug therapy; procedures of health, and human factors related to work, such as fatigue, lack of motivation, overload and / or (dis) satisfaction. As promoters of safety are: patient-centered care / family communication and dialogue, open communication about the error; promotion of personnel management; improvement of the delivery system of health care, promoting prevention policies, measurement and evaluation of errors and standardization of practices
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