Use of the protocol of safe surgery by nursing professionals
International Journal of Development Research
Use of the protocol of safe surgery by nursing professionals
Received 16th August, 2019; Received in revised form 17th September, 2019; Accepted 02nd October, 2019; Published online 20th November, 2019
Copyright © 2019, Bruno Oliveira de Melo et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
This study aims to analyze the use of the protocol of safe surgery by the nursing professionals of the Surgical Center of a hospital in the city of João Pessoa, PB. This is a descriptive, quantitative, exploratory, cross-sectional study that was carried out through the application of a structured questionnaire. The universe covered consisted of the nursing team working in the Surgical Center of the referred hospital, the sample consisted of 21 individuals, 4 nurses and 17 technicians. For that, all the ethical precepts of scientific research involving human beings were followed according to resolution 466/2012; this study was submitted to the Ethics Committee and approved with CAEE nº 93444218.0.0000.5176. Most professionals (20/ 95.2%) are familiar with PCS, more than half believe in its effectiveness (12 / 57.14%) and (16 / 76.19%) believe that it brings safety to the patient. Given this, it is noted that the professionals of the Surgical Center know the Protocol of Safe Surgery and consider it to be easy to understand. However, they still show a certain limitation in the moment of the use and filling of this material so important for all involved.
