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Background and Objectives: Several factors can compromise patient safety, such as ineffective teamwork, failed organizational processes, and the physical and psychological overload of health professionals. Studies about associations between burn out and patient safety have shown different outcomes. Objective: To analyze the relationship between burnout and patient safety. Materials and Methods: A systematic review with a meta-analysis performed using PubMed and Web of Science databases during January 2018. Two searches were conducted with the following descriptors: (i) patient safety AND burnout professional safety AND organizational culture, and (ii) patient safety AND burnout professional safety AND safety management. Results: Twenty-one studies were analyzed, most of them demonstrating an association between the existence of burnout and the worsening of patient safety. High levels of burnout is more common among physicians and nurses, and it is associated with external factors such as: high workload, long journeys, and ineffective interpersonal relationships. Good patient safety practices are influenced by organized workflows that generate autonomy for health professionals. Through meta-analysis, we found a relationship between the development of burnout and patient safety actions with a probability of superiority of 66.4%. Conclusion: There is a relationship between high levels of burnout and worsening patient safety.
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Burnout, Professional , Patient Safety , Health Personnel , Humans , Organizational Culture , Safety Management , WorkflowABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION: Adolescence is characterized as a transition period between childhood and adult life that imposes great physical, cognitive and psychosocial changes. During that period, the adolescent is exposed and vulnerable to the consumption of alcohol and drugs, and has been an scenery where nurses who works in the School Health Programs (SHP) interact with them. In this sense, the interaction between education and health can influence adolescents to become questioners of the risks they are exposed and look together for better options to improve their quality of life. OBJECTIVE: To analyse the perception and health practices of Nurses working in the School Health Programs of prevention of alcohol and drugs during adolescence. METHODS: This is a descriptive and qualitative study carried out in the city of Juazeiro do Norte, Ceará, Brazil, with 18 nurses participating in the SHP, who implement actions with adolescents in schools. The data collection took place through a semi structured interview and their organization through thematic analysis. : The participants affirmed that the importance of their actions and work is directed to prevent the use of alcohol and drugs among adolescents, excluding the precepts of health promotion. They pointed out that the interaction between education and health is characterized as an effective strategy in the prevention of damages caused by the use of alcohol and drugs, emphasizing the participation of family members during the process of elaboration, application and continuity. It was also evidenced that the educational practices are performed mostly through lectures, characterizing a work centred on clinical, individual and curative practice. CONCLUSION: Nurses understand that the interaction between health and education is an effective strategy to prevent the use of alcohol and drugs in adolescents, emphasizing the importance of family participation in the process of construction and support of this context. However, it is possible to identify that the actions developed by these professionals are still restricted to modify some behaviours such as to improve their willing of sharing new knowledge.
INTRODUÇÃO: A adolescência é caracterizada como um período de transição no desenvolvimento entre a infância e a vida adulta que impõe grandes mudanças físicas, cognitivas e psicossociais. Frente a isso, o adolescente encontra-se exposto e vulnerável ao consumo de álcool e drogas, que tem sido um meio para a atuação do enfermeiro através do Programa Saúde na Escola (PSE). Nesse sentido, a interação entre educação e saúde pode influenciar os adolescentes a tornarem-se questionadores dos riscos a que estão expostos e alcançar em conjunto, uma melhor qualidade de vida. OBJETIVO: Analisar a percepção e práticas de saúde dos Enfermeiros atuantes no Programa Saúde na Escola, frente ao uso de álcool e drogas na adolescência. MÉTODO: Trata-se de um estudo descritivo, qualitativo realizado no município de Juazeiro do Norte, CE, tendo como participantes 18 enfermeiros atuantes no PSE. A coleta de dados ocorreu por meio de uma entrevista semiestruturada e a organização por meio de análise temática. RESULTADOS: Os participantes afirmaram que a importância de sua atuação está voltada para ações de prevenção ao uso de álcool e drogas entre adolescentes, excluindo os preceitos da promoção da saúde. Apontaram que a interação entre educação e saúde se caracteriza como estratégia eficaz na prevenção de danos causados pelo uso de álcool e drogas, ressaltando a participação dos familiares durante o processo de elaboração, aplicação e continuidade. Ainda evidenciou-se que as práticas educativas são realizadas em sua maioria através de palestras, caracterizando um trabalho centrado na prática clínica, individual e curativa. CONCLUSÃO: Os enfermeiros compreendem que a interação entre saúde e educação consiste em uma estratégia eficaz na prevenção do uso de álcool e drogas no público adolescente, ressaltando a importância da participação dos familiares no processo de construção e apoio deste contexto. Porém, é possível identificar que as ações desenvolvidas por esses profissionais ainda se restringem a modificação de comportamentos inadequados, sem o compartilhamento de novos conhecimentos.
