Produção Nacional
Revisado por pares
Impact of COVID‐19 on professional nursing practice environments and patient safety culture
2022; Wiley; Volume: 30; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1111/jonm.13617
ISSN1365-2834
AutoresOlga Maria Pimenta Lopes Ribeiro, Letícia de Lima Trindade, Cíntia Silva Fassarella, Soraia Cristina de Abreu Pereira, Paulo Teles, Carla Gomes da Rocha, Paula Cristina da Silva Leite, João Miguel Almeida Ventura‐Silva, Clemente Neves Sousa,
Tópico(s)Patient Safety and Medication Errors
ResumoAim To analyze the impact of COVID-19 on professional nursing practice environments and patient safety culture. Background The relationship between work environments and patient safety has been internationally recognized. In 2020, the pandemic imposed enormous challenges, yet the impact on these variables remains unknown. Method Quantitative observational study, conducted in a Portuguese hospital, with 403 registered nurses. A self-completion questionnaire was used. Results The impact on the Structure and Outcome components of nursing professional practice environments was positive. Although the Process component remained favorable to quality of care, a negative trend was confirmed in almost all dimensions. The results regarding safety culture showed weaknesses; "teamwork within units" was the only dimension that maintained a positive culture. Conclusion Positive responses regarding patient safety were significantly associated with the quality of the nursing professional practice environment. To promoting positive professional environments, the need to invest in all dimensions of safety culture emerges. Implications for nursing management Improving professional nursing practice environments can be achieved through managers' investment in the participation and involvement of nurses in the policies and functioning of institutions, as well as promoting an open, fair, and participatory safety culture that encourages reporting events and provides adequate support for professionals.
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