Safety climate in the surgical center during the Covid-19 pandemic: mixed-method study.

CONTEXT: The gradual impact of the Covid-19 pandemic had important effects on routines in surgical environments. In order to cope with the impact and re-establish anaesthesiology and surgery procedures, it was imperative to pursue in-depth studies with a view to ensuring safe surgical care, reducing hazards, as well as protecting the health, safety and wellbeing of the health personnel involved. The purpose of this study was to evaluate quantitative and qualitative approaches to domains of safety climate among multi-professional staffs of surgical centres during the Covid-19 pandemic and to identify intersections. METHODS: This mixed-method project employed a concomitant triangulation strategy on a quantitative approach in an exploratory, descriptive, cross-sectional study, as well as a qualitative approach by way of a descriptive study. Data were collected using the validated, self-applicable Safety Attitudes Questionnaire/Operating Room (SAQ/OR) questionnaire and a semi-structured interview script. The 144 participants were the surgical, anaesthesiology, nursing and support teams working in the surgical centre during the Covid-19 pandemic. RESULTS: The study found an overall safety climate score of 61.94, the highest-scoring domain being 'Communication in the surgical environment' (77.91) and the lowest, 'Perception of professional performance' (23.60). On integrating the results, a difference was found between the domains 'Communication in the surgical environment' and 'Working conditions'. However, there was intersection by the 'Perception of professional performance' domain, which permeated important categories of the qualitative analysis. CONCLUSIONS: For care practice, it is hoped to encourage improved patient safety, educational interventions to strengthen the patient safety climate and promote in-job wellbeing on the job for health personnel working in surgical centres. It is suggested that further studies explore the subject in greater depth among several surgical centres with mixed methods, so as to permit future comparisons and to monitor the evolving maturity of safety climate.

Adaptation and evidence of validity of the Corporate Ethical Virtues Scale in Brazil: A measure of ethical culture in organisations / Adaptación y evidencias de validez de la Escala de Virtudes Éticas Corporativas en Brasil: una medida de la cultura ética en las organizaciones

Abstract Introduction: Ethical culture stands out as an important variable in comprehending ethical norms and ethical behaviour at work. The Corporate Ethical Virtues (CEV) Scale is a widely used measure of ethical culture in organisations. This study aimed to adapt and validate the CEV Scale to a Brazilian context. Method: In Study 1 (n = 1.219), the CEV Scale was translated and adapted, the reliability and the internal structure were tested and the discriminant validity of ethical climate measures was demonstrated. In Study 2 (n = 635), measurement invariance in two groups was demonstrated, and there was evidence of validity based on the relationships with related constructs. Results: The results indicated that the Brazilian version of the CEV Scale showed reasonable psychometric properties and provided evidence of convergent and discriminant validity. Conclusion: This measure can be used by managers and consultants to diagnose ethical organisational culture.

Resumen Introducción: La cultura ética se destaca como una variable importante para comprender las normas y el comportamiento éticos en el trabajo. La escala de virtudes éticas corporativas (CEV) es una medida de cultura ética organizacional ampliamente utilizada. El objetivo de este estudio fue adaptar y validar la escala CEV de cultura ética al entorno brasileño. Método: En el estudio 1 (n = 1.219), la Escala CEV fue traducida y adaptada, se probaron la confiabilidad y la estructura interna y se demostró la validez discriminante de las medidas de clima ético. En el estudio 2 (n = 635), se demostró la invariancia de medición en dos grupos y hubo evidencia de validez basada en las relaciones con constructos relacionados. Resultados: Los resultados indicaron que la versión brasileña de la escala CEV mostró propiedades psicométricas razonables y proporcionó evidencia de validez convergente y discriminante. Conclusión: Esta medida puede ser utilizada por gerentes y consultores para diagnosticar la cultura organizacional ética.

The effects of organisational culture on nurses' perceptions of their work.

This study aimed to analyse the relationship between the organisational culture and feelings of pleasure and suffering among working nursing professionals. This was a cross-sectional correlational study conducted in a tertiary hospital with 214 nursing staff over 3 months using three instruments: professional characterisation, the Brazilian Instrument for Assessment of Organisational Culture, and the Scale of Pleasure and Suffering at Work. The analysis included descriptive statistics and the Spearman correlation test. The external integration practice was the domain most frequently found in the organisational culture and the feeling of pleasure-gratification predominated among the workers. Values of cooperative professionalism and wellbeing, and practices of external integration and relationship promotion, were related to increased pleasure and decreased suffering at work. These aspects depend on the organisational culture of the institution. Investigating organisational culture facilitates the understanding of potential collective coping strategies and the organisational changes that favour good mental health in nurses.

Análise de acidente de trabalho em uma refinaria de petróleo: desencontros entre a segurança comportamental e organizacional / Work accident analysis in an oil refinery disagreements between the behavioural and organizational safety

Os acidentes de trabalho nas refinarias de petróleo se destacam por liderar vários indicadores de incidência e mortalidade dentro da indústria de transformação no Brasil. A abordagem das análises dos acidentes tem evoluído desde uma concepção do erro humano até as relações inter organizacionais. As empresas continuam usando abordagens tradicionais na investigação de acidentes que não ajudam na prevenção eficaz dos mesmos. Os estudos aprofundados em acidentes do setor que mostrem a relação de fatores organizacionais são escassos. Em Setembro de 2014, em uma refinaria da região sudeste de Brasil, seis trabalhadores sofreram queimaduras múltiplas como consequência de um incêndio por vazamento de gás liquefeito de petróleo (GLP) que entrou em contato com uma fonte de ignição. Uma das vítimas faleceu dois meses depois. Objetivo - Contribuir para a difusão de uma abordagem organizacional para analisar este acidente de trabalho ultrapassando o erro humano, as causas técnicas e as perspectivas indicadas pelas normas padrão. Método - Os dados empíricos são baseados em um estudo qualitativo de um acidente de trabalho. Para realizar este estudo de caso usamos entrevistas, Análise Coletiva de Trabalho, observação participante e análise de documentos. Em seguida, realizamos uma Análise Organizacional do Evento (AOE) e aplicamos o Modelo de Análise e Prevenção de Acidentes (MAPA).

Work accidents in oil refineries stand out for leading several incidence and mortality indicators within the manufacturing industry in Brazil. The approach of the analysis of accidents has evolved from a conception of human error to the interorganizational relations. Companies continue to use traditional approaches in the investigation of accidents that do not help in effective prevention. In-depth studies on industry accidents that show the relationship of organizational factors are scarce. On September 2014, in a refinery in the south-eastern region of Brazil, six workers suffered burns multiples as a result of a fire by pouring Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) which came into contact with an ignition source. One of the victims died two months later. Aim - To contribute to the diffusion of an organizational approach to analyzing this work accident beyond human error, technical causes and the prospects indicated by the standard rules. Method - The empirical data are based on a qualitative study of a work accident. This case study used interviews, Collective Labour Analysis, participant observation and document analysis. Then we conducted an event organizational analysis and we applied the Model Analysis and Accident Prevention (MAPA.