Implementation of patient safety protocols in an intensive care unit - integrative review

Objective: to discuss how icu patient safety protocols have been implemented in hospital practice. Method: This is a bibliographic study of the integrative review type of literature with exploratory descriptive approach and qualitative nature. Scientific sources were extracted from the National Libr...

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Autores: Santos, Eduardo Oliveira dos, Takashi, Magali Hiromi
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:Brasil
Institución:Faculdade Evangélica de Valparaíso (Facev)
Repositorio:REVISA : Revista de Divulgação Científica Sena Aires (Online)
Idioma:portugués
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Acceso en línea:https://rdcsa.emnuvens.com.br/revista/article/view/135
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Protocolos
Segurança do paciente
Unidade de Terapia Intensiva
Protocols
Patient safety
Intensive care unit
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Sumario:Objective: to discuss how icu patient safety protocols have been implemented in hospital practice. Method: This is a bibliographic study of the integrative review type of literature with exploratory descriptive approach and qualitative nature. Scientific sources were extracted from the National Library of Medicine and National Institutes of Health via Pubmed, Latin American and Caribbean Literature in Health Sciences and the Scientific Electronic Library Online. Results: icu patient safety protocols have been implemented with the purpose of providing them with humanized, safe and quality care. Its implementation has been carried out by the Patient Safety Center (NSP), which has acted as a strategic locus of patient safety in order to disseminate the culture of safety in hospital units, since it is formed by a multidisciplinary team with proven training in quality and patient safety and in risk management instruments in health services. Health professionals should be aware of the protocols implemented in the ICU, as they are the main responsible for the prevention of adverse events. Conclusion: it was recognized the importance of the health team being responsible in care, being necessary the understanding and knowledge about the protocol guidelines implemented from educational activities and strategic planning developed by the NSP.