Patient safety in primary care: conceptions of family health strategy nurses

Abstract

Objectives: To understand the conceptions of nurses working in the Family Health Strategy about patient safety in primary health care and how they affect the daily actions of these professionals. Methods: A descriptive-exploratory study of a qualitative approach, carried out with nurses working in Family Health Strategies, in a municipality in the central region of RS. Data collection techniques were semi-structured interview and non-participant systematic observation, carried out from April to November 2017. The data were submitted to the Thematic Content Analysis. Results: Data analysis resulted in three thematic categories addressing the meanings, difficulties and strategies related to safe care. Conclusions: The research shows the need for new studies on the subject. The reflections can contribute to nursing care with a view to patient safety, qualifying both nurses’ work and health care in an expanded way.