PERCEPTION OF NURSING ON THE RISK FACTORS RELATED TO THE PEDIATRIC PATIENT SAFETY

Abstract

http://dx.doi.org/10.5902/217976928781 Aim: to know the perception of the nursing staff about the risk factors and the barrier methods that may affect the safety of pediatric patients during their hospitalization. Method: qualitative study, conducted between September and October 2012 in an University Hospital, through semi-structured interviews with 18 nursing staff. Data were analyzed using the Operation Mode, the following steps: Pre-analysis, material exploration, processing and interpretation of results. Results: the categories found, most cited during the interviews were: definitions of risk factors, drug therapy, patient identification and barrier methods. Conclusion: it is evident that members of the nursing team converge in their perceptions, expressing everyday situations as risk factors, and possible methods of citing barriers as, for example, improve the patient’s identification.

Keywords

• fatores de risco
• segurança do paciente
• enfermagem pediátrica.