Artigo
Organizational safety climate and adherence to standard precautions among dentists
Registro en:
Acta Paulista de Enfermagem. São Paulo: Univ Fed São Paulo, Dept Enfermagen, v. 26, n. 2, p. 192-197, 2013.
0103-2100
S0103-21002013000200014
WOS:000320919000014
S0103-21002013000200014.pdf
Autor
Vivan Ribeiro, Patricia Helena
Brevidelli, Maria Meimei [UNESP]
Veiga Tipple, Anaclara Ferreira
Ribeiro, Renata Perfeito
Gir, Elucir
Resumen
Objective: Check the perception of dentists about safety climate at work in relation to adherence to standard precautions.Methods: It is a quantitative, cross-sectional study conducted through the application of the Safety Climate Scale to a population of 224 dentists who worked in units of primary health care in six municipalities of Parana.Results: The total score of 3.43 (SD = 0.88) reveals that dentists have a poor perception of the incentives and organizational support for adopting standard precautions.Conclusion: Unsatisfactory safety climate, where the perception of dentists about safety in their work environment is deficient, demonstrating fragile management actions of support to safety, lack of a training program in occupational health and deficient feedback to favor the adoption of safe practices. Univ Estadual Londrina, Londrina, PR, Brazil Univ Estadual Paulista, Sao Paulo, Brazil Univ Fed Goias, Goiania, Go, Brazil Univ Sao Paulo, Escola Enfermagem Ribeirao Preto, BR-14049 Ribeirao Preto, SP, Brazil Univ Estadual Paulista, Sao Paulo, Brazil