Actions to promote safe care in neonatal intensive care units
integrative literature review
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https://doi.org/10.9789/2175-5361.rpcfo.v17.13615Keywords:
Patient safety, Neonatal nursing, NewbornAbstract
Objective: To identify actions aimed at promoting safe care in neonatal intensive care units. Method: An integrative literature review conducted across four databases. Data tabulation and analysis included: author, publication date, study location, objective, methodology, level of evidence (according to the Joanna Briggs Institute classification), patient safety actions, errors, and adverse events. Results: The final sample included 12 articles. The studies were divided into two periods: 2013 to 2018 and 2019 to 2023, with a predominance of exploratory descriptive analysis and a qualitative approach. Actions to promote safe care included instrumental measures, tests/procedures, neuroprotection, medication safety, and the work environment. Conclusion: It was found that actions to promote safe care are mainly related to service quality assessment tools and the implementation of protocols for conducting tests and procedures.
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