Organizational climate and the occurrence of accidents by sharp objects in a public hospital in the State of São Paulo

Abstract

A quantitative, descriptive and cross-sectional study, conducted with the aim to evaluate the organizational climate of a public hospital in the State of São Paulo and its relationship with the occurrence of occupational injuries by sharp objects among nursing professionals. Data were collected using the Portuguese version of the Safety Attitudes Questionnaire (SAQ). In order to correlate the organizational climate to the occurrence of work accidents, the participants were divided into two groups: Group 1 - nursing workers who suffered occupational accidents by sharp objects; Group 2 - nursing professionals who did not undergo occupational accidents with needlestick. Data analysis was performed using descriptive statistics with a correlation test between the group's variables. The study sample consisted of 116 participants; which 21 were in group 1 and 95 in group 2. Participants were mostly female, nursing technicians and professionals with 5 to 10 years of experience in this institution. The perception of the participants about the organizational climate was considered unfavorable; however, most participants reported job satisfaction. Results indicated no relationship between organizational climate and the occurrence of these accidents; however, group 2 presented greater job satisfaction. Thus, this study promotes the opportunity to meet the professionals' perception of the organizational climate and contributes to the improvement of safe care, reduce adverse events and improve the quality of patient care.