Objective: To analyze whether an increase in patient severity and nursing workload are correlated to a greater incidence of adverse events (AEs) in critical patients. Method: A prospective single cohort study was performed ...

The patient safety as a fundamental dimension for health quality is focused on improvement provides care in the prevention of errors, in learning from them and in the involvement of all health professionals. It is more ...

"Introduction: Adverse events in hospitals are prevented through risk reduction and reliable processes. Highly reliable hospitals are grounded by a robust patient safety culture with effective communication, leadership, ...

"Introduction: Adverse events in hospitals are prevented through risk reduction and reliable processes. Highly reliable hospitals are grounded by a robust patient safety culture with effective communication, leadership, ...

Currently, more than 7% of admissions to acute care hospitals are related with AEMs (adverse events to medications). AEMs are the sixth cause of death, causing a cost of over $5.6 million dollars (USD) per hospital per ...

"Background: Poorly organized health systems with inadequate leadership limit the development of the robust safety cultures capable of preventing consequential adverse events. Although safety culture has been studied in ...

Patient safety has been a relevant topic in recent decades, becoming a key component for improving patient safety in health services provided to cancer users. Patient education and self-care are essential for safety in the ...

Patient safety has been a relevant topic in recent decades, becoming a key component for improving patient safety in health services provided to cancer users. Patient education and self-care are essential for safety in the ...

Background: Poorly organized health systems with inadequate leadership limit the devel-opment of the robust safety cultures capable of preventing consequential adverse events. Althoughsafety culture has been studied in ...