HOW TO IMPROVE PATIENT SAFETY IN HEALTH INSTITUTIONS THROUGH SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH (Atena Editora)

Abstract

The promotion of patient safety must be a systemic organizational concern, especially in the hospital environment, where the advancement of technological density in care is accelerated; therapeutic diagnostic procedures are more complex; work dynamics tend to be more troubled and, as a result, the risk of harm to the client/patient is more palpable, becoming a continuous challenge for institutions. The hospital environment must provide comfort, well-being and interaction between users, family and staff; provide reception, favor the establishment of a bond between those involved, in addition to enabling the rescue of values ​​of solidarity, respect and co-responsibility with the other. However, few actions can bring as much effectiveness avoiding suffering, loss of money and lives, than the use of evidence with scientific basis, for decision making both in human health and in the right to health. The methodology used in this work was based on the study of the bibliographic reference available in the discipline's Webquest and on the consultation carried out in the Virtual Health Library. This research resulted in the collection and analysis of scientific articles from 2016 to 2019. In this article, therefore, we will present a general analysis of how to improve patient safety in a health institution, observing the possibilities and strategies through scientific research, where it will help in good results.