Ações de enfermagem frente a segurança do paciente no Centro Cirúrgico

Abstract

The occurrence of adverse events has increased in hospital institutions, establishing one of the greatest challenges in healthcare and characterizing a serious public health problem. As a result, there was a need for greater attention focused on patient safety in high-risk environments with a higher incidence of errors and adverse events, such as the Surgical Center. The main objective of this study was to present the actions carried out by nursing professionals aimed at patient safety in the Surgical Center environment. This is an integrative research and review of the literature with a qualitative, descriptive approach. In this way, a total of 12 articles were analyzed in the study, covering the proposed theme and answering the guiding research question. It concludes the importance of using institutional protocols and standards that assist in the good performance of the surgical team by providing support for quality care, effective team communication and continued education of professionals, in addition, some aspects that make this work process difficult