Identificação do paciente: percepções dos profissionais de enfermagem

Abstract

This study aimed to investigate how the patient is identified in the work process of the nursing staff in medical, surgical and emergency clinical units. Objective: The study aimed to identify the elements which make up the patient identification process among the team of nursing professionals in medical, surgical and emergency clinical units and, specifically, knowing which patient identification strategies related to safety are used in patient care. Method: The study was characterized as a qualitative approach, of the descriptive type. The research subjects were nurses and nursing technicians of medical, surgical and emergency units of a large hospital, which serves medium and high complexity and it is located in the north of Rio Grande do Sul state. Results: The data allowed the formation of three categories: nursing team's perceptions about security in patient identification, effective security strategies in patient identification and facilities and difficulties in implementing the patient safety program. Conclusion: The study shows the importance of establishing security strategies, the use of hospital bracelets on patient, it also allows us to understand that, in general, in the intuition in which the study was developed, there are prevention strategies, which allow us to conclude that the security regarding identification is adequate and in accordance with the literature.