Changes in nursing practice to improve patient safety. / Mudanças na prática de enfermagem para melhorar a segurança do paciente.
Rev Gaucha Enferm
; 37(spe): e68271, 2017 Apr 27.
Article
en Pt, En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-28489153
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To identify changes in nursing practice to improve the quality of care and patient safety.METHOD:
A case study conducted at an inpatient unit with professionals from the patient safety centre and a nursing team, totalling 31 participants. Data were collected from May to December 2015 through interviews, observations recorded in a field journal, and documentary analysis, followed by content analysis.RESULTS:
The changes observed in the nursing practice included the identification of care and physical risks, especially the risk of falls and pressure injury, with the use of personal forms and the Braden scale; notification of adverse events; adoption of protocols; effective communication with permanent education and multiprofessional meetings.CONCLUSIONS:
Changes were observed in the nursing practice, chiefly focused on risk management.
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Bases de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Administración de la Seguridad
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Mejoramiento de la Calidad
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Seguridad del Paciente
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Atención de Enfermería
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
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Guideline
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Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
Límite:
Adult
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Humans
País/Región como asunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
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Pt
Revista:
Rev Gaucha Enferm
Asunto de la revista:
ENFERMAGEM
Año:
2017
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Brasil