Knowledge about patient safety policy by health professionals of a public hospital
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Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
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Background: Patient Safety is recognized as a
global public health problem. Thus, Brazil launched
in 2013 the National Patient Safety Program
(NPSP).
Objectives: To evaluate the knowledge and attitudes
of health professionals of a public teaching hospital
in Bahia State, Brazil.
Methods: Cross-sectional study carried out between
December 2015 and March 2016. Participants comprised all health professionals (doctors, nurses, and
nurses’ aides or licensed practical nurses) who provide
care to patients and had worked at the hospital for two
months or longer at the time of the study. The Survey
on Patient Safety Culture (HSOPSC) tool and a pretested questionnaire about the knowledge of the NPSP
were used for data collection. Variables comprised socio-demographic data of health professionals and
questions about the knowledge on NPSP. Descriptive
analysis was performed by estimating absolute and relative frequencies of selected variables. The study was
approved by the Research Ethics Committee of the
Federal University of Minas Gerais.
Results: Of the total of 327 respondents, 74.1% were
female, with an average age of 38.7 years old (SD =
11.8). Roughly 44.0% were nurses’ aides or licensed
practical nurses, 28.4% were nurses and 17.1% were
doctors. Most health professionals worked at the
Emergency Unit (25.0%) and the majority (51.4%) reported having post-graduate education level. Approximately 78% (225/287) of the professionals reported
not be aware of the NPSP, 94.5% did not know the
six protocols of the NPSP and 90.1% answered had
not received any training about NPSP in the hospital.
Most professionals (95.8%) responded they would like
to know the NPSP.
Conclusions: The development and publication of
public health policy does not imply that it will be
established in health care institutions. Since it is a public hospital that promotes education and training of
new health professionals, the NPSP should be prioritized by managers and coordinators accompanied by
a broad participation of all social actors.
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Pacientes, Hospitais
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Política de segurança do paciente, Hospital público, Pacientes, Profissionais de saúde
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https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/pds.4275