Assessment of patient safety climate among nursing professionals

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the safety climate from the perspective of nursing team professionals working in the medical and surgical clinics of two hospitals in the interior of the state of Maranhão, Brazil, after conducting a training on patient safety. Materials and methods: Study with quantitative post-intervention approach that recruited 105 nursing professionals working in the medical and surgical clinics of two hospitals. After a training on patient safety, the Safety Attitudes Questionnaire (SAQ) was applied. Results: The scores for each SAQ domain in the medical and surgical clinics in Açailândia and Imperatriz, respectively, were: teamwork climate, 54.67 and 63.43; safety climate, 57.25 and 53.99; job satisfaction, 81.67 and 80.59; stress perception, 46.40 and 66.51; perception of hospital management, 57.27 and 54.03; working conditions, 57.27 and 51.02. On a scale with a maximum score of 100 and an acceptable score of 75, the final score of the SAQ was 58.75 in Açailândia and 60.43 in Imperatriz, which are considered low. Conclusion: Serious deficiencies in the safety climate were identified with scores below 75 and the need for effective implementation of patient safety protocols.