Culture of security of the patient by perioperative nursing in a public hospital of Aguascalientes

Abstract

Introduction: The Patient Safety Culture is the result of individual and group values, as well as attitudes, perceptions, competencies and behavior patterns, which determine the commitment, style and competence of an organization towards health and management of the security. The operating room is recognized by various international and national organizations as a high-risk hospital service in terms of patient safety.

Objective: To describe the Patient Safety Culture for perioperative nursing in a public hospital in Aguascalientes, ­Mexico.

Methods: Descriptive-transversal study. The universe was made up of 59 workers with permanent contracts who performed the functions of circulating, instrumentalist, in the pre-anesthesia and post-anesthesia recovery rooms, during the morning, afternoon and night shifts. A statistical census was carried out. The study population was 52 people. The Patient Safety Survey was used, with a Cronbach’s alpha of 0.96.

Results: Organizational learning presented 57.7% positive responses. The remaining dimensions showed neutral responses. The degree of patient safety was µd = 8.0. The level of Patient Safety Culture was µd = 133.0 points. There was a good culture in 73% of the cases.

Conclusions: The Patient Safety Culture was good. The afternoon shift presented a higher Patient Safety Culture