Práticas assistenciais para seguranc¸a do paciente em unidade de terapia intensiva

Abstract

Objective: To investigate good nursing care practices for patient safety in an intensive care unit. Methods: Descriptive study using a checklist with 19 items on hygiene/comfort, patient identification/falls and hospital infection. Four hundred fifty records were analyzed through G test of independence with Williams correction. Results: Altogether, good care practices are delivered with an index above 90%, exception for position changing, limb restraints kept clean, and ventilator circuit. Conclusion: Good nursing care practices for patient safety were performed differently based on work shifts.