Percepção da equipe de enfermagem sobre a etapa do sign out do checklist de cirurgia segura

Renata Pereira Silva Artioli; Márcio Wagner Camatta; Rita Catalina Aquino Caregnato; Giovana Abrahão de Araújo Moriya; Denilse Damasceno Trevilato; Ana Maria Müller de Magalhães

doi:10.36517/2175-6783.20262796101

Authors

Renata Pereira Silva Artioli Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul https://orcid.org/0009-0009-2453-8992
Márcio Wagner Camatta Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4067-526X
Rita Catalina Aquino Caregnato Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7929-7676
Giovana Abrahão de Araújo Moriya Faculdade Israelita de Ciências de Saúde Albert Einstein https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3758-0526
Denilse Damasceno Trevilato Hospital Moinhos de Vento https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4050-568X
Ana Maria Müller de Magalhães Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0691-7306

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36517/2175-6783.20262796101

Keywords:

Patient Safety; Checklist; Surgicenters; Organizational Culture.

Abstract

Objective: to analyze the nursing staff’s perception of the factors that influence the surgical safety checklist’s sign-out stage. Methods: this is a quantitative-qualitative study. The setting was a Surgical Center and an Obstetrics Center of a large private hospital. The sample consisted of nursing technicians and nurses, with 70 participants in the first stage and 19 in the second. Data collection was carried out in two stages: survey and focus group. Quantitative data were analyzed descriptively and qualitative data through content analysis. Results: the staff observed a 58.62% adherence rate to the time-out process, contrasting with only 1.72% compliance with the sign-out procedure. Barriers hindering adherence to the sign-out process included lack of technical knowledge, organization, haste, resistance to change, and shift changes. Training, routine standardization, safety culture strengthening, and multi-professional engagement stand out for improving compliance, with an emphasis on valuing the nursing staff. Conclusion: adherence to the sign-out process is a critical point due to a lack of standardization and resistance from the staff. Effective implementation requires engaged leadership, nursing staff empowerment, active listening, and continuing education. Contributions to practice: it provides support for the development of strategies that promote greater staff engagement.

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