Analysis of the convergence of the Safety Attitudes Questionnaire and the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture

OBJECTIVES

to analyze patient safety culture from nursing professionals' perception at a university hospital, by assessing the convergence between the Safety Attitudes Questionnaire and the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture.

METHODS

a cross-sectional study, with 434 nursing professionals. Data collection took place through the application of both instruments. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used.

RESULTS

in the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture, the "teamwork within the units" dimension was considered a strong area of patient safety. In the Safety Attitudes Questionnaire, the "job satisfaction" and "perception of stress" domains reached the score for a good safety culture. Patient safety culture perception is correlated, in both instruments, with high magnitude.

CONCLUSIONS

the two instruments converge towards a similar assessment of patient safety culture.

Patient Safety Incidents and the second victim phenomenon among nursing students

OBJECTIVE

To map the factors involved in incidents that harm patient safety and contribute to the second victim phenomenon among nursing students.

METHOD

Qualitative, exploratory-descriptive study addressing 23 nursing students attending a Federal University in the South of Brazil. The interviews were analyzed using text and discoursive analysis. The Iramuteq software supported the processing of texts.

RESULTS

Communication failures within the health staff, a lack of protocols and equipment that prioritize patient safety, and factors related to the teaching-learning process favor the occurrence of patient safety incidents and the second victim phenomenon among nursing students.

CONCLUSION

Addressing the topic concerning patient safety in nursing programs can promote the patient safety culture by encouraging reporting and admitting the possibility of errors and learning from them, strategies that can mitigate second victim effects.