The perception of the nursing team regarding the use of the safe surgery checklist in the operating room at a maternity hospital in southern Brazil

Abstract

Objective: To know the perception of the nursing team about the use of the World Health Organization's safe surgery protocol (checklist) in gynecological surgeries at the Surgical Center in a maternity hospital in southern Brazil. Methods: Qualitative research with an exploratory, descriptive approach as it allows a better investigation on the research problem. The interview technique was used to produce the data and applied to ten nursing professionals in April and Thematic Content Analysis. Results: The research showed that the knowledge of nursing professionals about the safe surgery checklist led the nursing team in the sector to desire to implement this tool in their routines, given the benefit it will bring to patients undergoing surgical procedures at the institution. Conclusion: It was possible to observe that nursing professionals have knowledge about the safe surgery protocol and are known to observe the importance of using the checklist for the safety and well-being of patients undergoing surgical procedures. Being a systematic tool to identify potential adverse events, the interest for the implementation of the checklist in the routine of the Institution's Surgical Center became evident.