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Safe staffing: Conceptions of primary health care nurses
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AIM. To know the conceptions that nurses, from Primary Health Care clinical practice,
have of Safe Nurse Staffing. Safe Sta$ng is related to safe, high quality, high
complexity care, in a variety of contexts. It is well established that safe nurse staffing
and the quality of the practice environment are directly associated with client satisfaction,
quality and safety of care, and nursing care-sensitive outcomes2.
METHODS. A descriptive exploratory study of a qualitative nature was carried out,
using a questionnaire with open-ended questions. An intentional sample consisting
of twenty five nurses was selected. The technique of content analysis7 was
used for data analysis and treatment.
RESULTS. Seven categories were identified (and respective subcategories): Safety
of Care; Workload; Training and Professional Development; Quality of Care; Client
Characteristics; Organizational Environment; Outcomes. These results allow stating
that the nurses interviewed conceive the concept of Safe Staffing, on their work
context, in accordance with the dimensions described by Aiken and collaborators1,2,3.
CONCLUSION. Nurses’ conceptions of Safe Staffing integrate fundamental aspects associated
with this concept, and may influence the strategies developed within the
scope of clinical governance.
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Primary Health Care Safe staffing levels
Citation
Dantas MJ, Figueiredo MH, Ferreira AP, Fernandes Querido AI, Borges Charepe Z. Safe staffing. Suplemento Digital Rev ROL Enferm 2018; 41(11-12)