Segurança do paciente em centro cirúrgico: percepção dos profissionais de enfermagem

Objective: To know the actions aimed at patient safety performed by nursing professionals in Surgical Centers (SC), and in accordance with these professionals’ perceptions. Method: This is an exploratory and descriptive field research with a qualitative approach. Data were collected in a SC through a recorded interview guided by a structured script with four open questions based on the Discourse of the Collective Subject (DCS) method, focusing on patient safe care practices in the SC. The sample was constituted by 12 nursing professionals, one of which was an auxiliary and 11 were technicians. Data were organized and analyzed according to the DCS method. Results: The answers resulted in six discourses that revealed concern with patient safety regarding identification, communication between multiprofessional team and patient, fall prevention, safe practices, intersectoral communication, and equipment maintenance. Conclusion: Nursing professionals understand the importance of patient safety in the SC, and consider that the set of practices performed should be aligned in a way that will minimize adverse events and provide qualified assistance in the benefit of the patient’s quality of life.