SAFETY CLIMATE IN THE OPERATING ROOM: ATTITUDES OF HEALTH PROFESSIONALS

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v25i0.65577

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Patient Safety, Organizational Culture, Nursing, Perioperative Nursing, Surgicenters.

Abstract

Objective: to evaluate the attitudes of healthcare professionals in an operating room regarding
the safety climate.
Method: a cross-sectional study carried out in the operating room of a philanthropic hospital
in southern Brazil, with 107 healthcare professionals. Data collection was performed using the
Safety Attitudes Questionnaire, operating room version, with a satisfactory score equal to or
greater than 75, from December 2016 to February 2017. For data analysis we used descriptive
statistics, correlation, and factor analysis.
Results: the professionals’ perceptions of safety climate ranged from 36.24 to 77.99 per
questionnaire domain. A satisfactory score was obtained in the “Communication in the
Surgical Environment” domain (77.9). The “Perception of professional performance”,
“Safety climate”, “Working conditions” and “Perceptions of management” domains showed
significant differences.
Conclusion: weaknesses in values, attitudes and behaviors are evident, translated by scores
below satisfactory, determining a low safety climate among professionals.

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Published

2020-06-16

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Dezordi, C. C. M., Benetti, S. A. W., Tanaka, A. K. S. da R., Benetti, E. R. R., Treviso, P., Carenato, R. C. A., & Stumm, E. M. F. (2020). SAFETY CLIMATE IN THE OPERATING ROOM: ATTITUDES OF HEALTH PROFESSIONALS. Cogitare Enfermagem, 25. https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v25i0.65577

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Vol. 25 (2020)

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

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