Patient safety: knowledge between multiprofessional residents

Area of Science:

• Health Professions Education
• Patient Safety Research

Background:

• Multiprofessional residents in health require robust patient safety knowledge.
• Assessing this knowledge is crucial for improving healthcare quality and patient outcomes.

Purpose of the Study:

• To evaluate the current level of patient safety knowledge among multiprofessional residents in health.
• Identify specific areas of strength and weakness in their understanding of patient safety principles.

Main Methods:

• A quantitative, cross-sectional study was conducted with 78 graduate health residents at a public university in Paraná, Brazil.
• Participants completed a nine-item questionnaire on patient safety, with data analyzed using descriptive statistics.

Main Results:

• Nearly half of the patient safety questions (5 out of 9) were answered correctly by the residents.
• High scores were observed for hand hygiene (98.8%) and the National Patient Safety Program goals (92.3%).
• Patient identification was the poorest performing area (37.7%), with only Nursing residents meeting the 75% correct answer benchmark.

Conclusions:

• The overall patient safety knowledge among multiprofessional residents is borderline.
• Targeted educational interventions are needed to address knowledge gaps, particularly in patient identification.