ABSTRACT
Objectives
to identify the practice environment perceived by perioperative nurses and determine the dimensions of the practice environment that predict patient safety
Method
descriptive and explanatory study, in a sample of 1,001 nurses from 24 Portuguese hospitals (January to October 2018), using the Patient Safety in the Operating Room questionnaire and the Portuguese version of the Practice Environment Scale - Work Nursing Index. Use of descriptive analysis, Cronbach’s alpha and stepwise method in the analysis of the linear regression model
Results
the global average (M=2.49) of the practice environment indicates its classification as unfavorable. Regression models reveal that all dimensions of the environment are predictors of patient safety in the operating room, highlighting the dimension “Nursing fundamentals for quality of care”
Conclusion
this study highlighted the influence of the practice environment on patient safety in the perioperative context and the need to introduce improvements
DESCRIPTORS
Working Environment; Patient safety; Operating Rooms, Perioperative Nursing; Perioperative Care