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Andréa Tayse de Lima Gomes1, Marcos Antônio Ferreira2, Pétala Tuani Candido Oliveira Salvador1
1Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte. Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brasil.
Objective:
To know the perception of nursing professionals about the essential aspects to provide safe care to polytraumatized patients in emergency services.
Method:
Descriptive and mixed study, performed with a focus group and projective techniques. The sample was made of seven nursing professionals. Data analysis took place through the Interface de R pour Analyses Multidimensionnelles de Textes et de Questionneires and SPSS 22.0 softwares.
Results:
Based on the analysis of participants' speeches, three content partitions emerged in the Descending Hierarchical Classification. 1) Structure: need for changes; 2) The process: safe actions by the nursing team; and 3) Care free from damage as the sought result.
Conclusion:
Patient safety in emergency situations must rely on a proper environment and an organized sector, good conditions to transport patients, use of routines and protocols, identification and organization of the beds.
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